 | Scotland - 1863 - 822 pages
...which was in the fugitive's hand was only a lure to tUe pursuing party, while the true trophy nail been secreted on the person of another, and was thus successfully carried silf, though the decoy paid the penalty if his life." The head of the Regent is said to have been got... | |
 | English literature - 1861 - 610 pages
...strangest of all these startling incidents, it is further related that two heads were found missing, and that which was seen in the fugitive's hand was only...of another, and was thus successfully carried off. The decoy paid the penalty of his life. After leading the chase through a first gateway down the road,... | |
 | 1861 - 624 pages
...all these startling incidents, it is further related that two heads were found missing, and thatwhich was seen in the fugitive's hand was only a lure to the pursuing party, — while the true trophy had heen secreted on the person of another, and was thus successfully carried off. The decoy paid the penalty... | |
 | Sir Rutherford Alcock - Political Science - 1863 - 424 pages
...strangest of all these startling incidents, it is farther related that two heads were found missing, and that which was seen in the fugitive's hand was only...the road, and dashing past the useless guard, he was finally overtaken and slain, the end for which he had devoted himself having, however, been accomplished.... | |
 | Robert Fortune - Agriculture - 1863 - 454 pages
...strangest of all these startling incidents, it is further related that two heads were found missing, and that which was seen in the fugitive's hand was only...of another, and was thus successfully carried off. The decoy paid the penalty of his life. After leading the chase through a first gateway down the road,... | |
 | Robert Fortune - 1863 - 474 pages
...strangest of all these startling incidents, it is further related that two heads were found missing, and that which was seen in the fugitive's hand was only...of another, and was thus successfully carried off. The decoy paid the penalty of his life. After leading the chase through a first gateway down the road,... | |
 | John Reddie Black - Japan - 1880 - 448 pages
...strangest of all these startling incidents, it is further related that two heads were missing, and that which was seen in the fugitive's hand was only...been secreted on the person of another, and was thus carried off, though the decoy paid the penalty of his life." This boldly originated and desperately... | |
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Gotiro himself, hacked off on the spot. But strangest of all these startling incidents, it is further related that two heads were found missing, and that which was seen in the fugitive's hand was only a lure to the pursuing party, — while the true trophy... 