 | English literature - 1852 - 524 pages
...or would have murdered him, with the same calmness always, and having no more remorse than Clothn, when she weaves the thread, or Lachesis, when she cuts it. In the hour of battle I have heard the f'rince of Savoy's officers say, the prince became possessed with a sort of warlike fury ; his eyes... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1852 - 378 pages
...Eugenius and Marlborough. 157 remorfe than Clotho, when me weaves the thread, or Lachefis, when me cuts it. In the hour of battle I have heard the Prince of Savoy's officers fay, the Prince became poflefled with a fort of warlike fury ; his eyes lighted up ; he rumed hither... | |
 | Ireland - 1852 - 892 pages
...always, and having no more remorse than ClothO) when she weaves the thread, or Lachesis when she cats it. In the hour of battle, I have heard the Prince of Savoy's omt*rs say, the Prince became possessed with a sort of warlike fury; his eyes lighted up ; he rushed... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1853 - 814 pages
...supported him, or would have murdered him, with the same calmness always, and having no more remorse than Clotho, when she weaves the thread, or Lachesis,...encouragement, yelling and harking his bloody war-dogs on, and Iiimself always at the first of the hunt. Our Duke was as calm at the mouth of the cannon, as at the... | |
 | 1853 - 776 pages
...told a falsehood as black as Styx, as easily as he paid a compliment or spoke about the weather. . . In the hour of battle I have heard the Prince of Savoy's...prince became possessed with a sort of warlike fury : bis eyes lighted up; he rushed hither and thither, raging ; lie shrieked curses and encouragement,... | |
 | University magazine - 1853 - 814 pages
...always ; and having no more remorse than CI1 tho, when she weaves thy thread, or Lachcsis, when she cuta it. In the hour of battle, I have heard the Prince...officers say, the prince became possessed with a sort of w«rlikefury— hiseyes lightid up, he rushed hither and thither, raging, he shrieked curses and encouragement,... | |
 | 1853 - 820 pages
...remorse than Cbtho, when she weaves the thread, or Lachcsis, when she cuts it. In the hour of battle, 1 have heard the Prince of Savoy's officers say, the...prince became possessed with a sort of warlike fury — Insères lighted up, he rushed hilhcr. and thither, raging, heahrieked curseAnd encouragement,... | |
 | Christianity - 1856 - 538 pages
...supported him, or would have murdered him, with the same calmness always and having no more remorse than Clotho when she weaves the thread, or Lachesis...possessed with a sort of warlike fury; his eyes .lighted np; he rushed hither and thither, raging; he shrieked curses and encouragement, yelling and harking... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1858 - 504 pages
...supported him, or would have murdered him, with the .same calmness always, and having no more remorse than Clotho when she weaves the thread, or Lachesis...rushed hither and thither, raging ; he shrieked curses ;md encouragement, yelling and harking his bloody war-dogs on, and himself always at the first of the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Great Britain - 1858 - 492 pages
...supported him, or would have murdered him, with the name calmness always, and hying no more remorse than Clotho when she weaves the thread, or Lachesis when she cuts it. In the kour of battle I have heard the Prince of Savoy's officers say, th« Prince became possessed with a... | |
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... he told a falsehood as black as Styx, as easily as he paid a compliment or spoke about the weather. He took a mistress, and left her; he betrayed his benefactor, and supported him, or would have murdered him, with the same calmness always, and having... 
