 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 664 σελίδες
...manly bearing at the bar and in the cart. Thus it was related of William Nevison, the great robber of Yorkshire, that he levied a quarterly tribute on...life was once spared by the royal clemency, but that he again tempted his fate, and at length died, in 1685, on the gallows of York.* It was related how... | |
 | 1849 - 636 σελίδες
...manly bearing at the bar, and in the cart. Thus it was related of William Nevison, the great robber of Yorkshire, that he levied a quarterly tribute on...life was once spared by the royal clemency, but that he again tempted his fate, and at length died, in 1C85, on the gallows of York. It was related how... | |
 | 1849 - 588 σελίδες
...Yorkshire, that he levied u quarterly tribute on all the northern drovers, anil in return not only »pared them himself, but protected them against all other...gave largely to the poor what he had taken from the richJ-that his life was once spared by the royal clemency, but that he again tempted hie fate, and... | |
 | 1849 - 742 σελίδες
...protected them against all other thieves ; that he demanded purses in the most courteous maoner — that he gave largely to the poor what he had taken...life was once spared by the royal clemency, but that he again tempted his fate, and at length died, in 1685, on the gallows of York. It was related how... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 550 σελίδες
...spared them himself, but protected them against all other thieves ; that he demanded purses in tin? most courteous manner; that he gave largely to the poor* what he had taken from the rich; ihnt his life was once; spared by the royal clemency, but that he again tempted hrafate, and ut length... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 470 σελίδες
...seen your face at Will's coflee house ? Gibbet. Yes, sir, and at White's too. — Beaux' Stratagem. taken from the rich ; that his life was once spared by the royal clemency, but that he again tempted his fate, and at length died, in 1685, on the gallows of York.* It was related how... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 464 σελίδες
...seen your face at Will's coffee house? Gibbet. Yes, sir, and at White's too. — Beaux' Stratagem. taken from the rich; that his life was once spared by the royal clemency, but that he again tempted his fate, and at length died, in 1685, on the gallows of York.* It was related how... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 552 σελίδες
...manly bearing at the bar and in the cart. Thus it was related of William Nevison, the great robber of Yorkshire, that he levied a quarterly tribute on...life was once spared by the royal clemency, but that he again tempted his fate, and at length died, in 1685, on the gallows of York.J It was related how... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 668 σελίδες
...manly bearing at the bar and in the cart. Thus it was related of William Nevison, the great robber of Yorkshire, that he levied a quarterly tribute on...life was once spared by the royal clemency, but that he again tempted his fate, and at length died, in 1685, on the gallows of York.f It was related how... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1877 - 738 σελίδες
...manly bearing at the bar and in the cart. Thus it was related of William Nevison, the great robber of Yorkshire, that he levied a quarterly tribute on...life was once spared by the royal clemency, but that he again tempted » See the London Gazette, May at Colchester in March \C>88, it 14. 1677, August 4.... | |
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... struggles, and of their manly bearing at the bar and in the cart. Thus it was related of William Nevison, the great robber of Yorkshire, that he levied a quarterly tribute on all the northern drovers, and, in return, not only spared them himself,... 
