 Her defence was (I have the trial in my pocket), 'that she had lived in credit, and wanted for nothing, till a pressgang came and stole her husband from her; but, since then, she had no bed to lie on; nothing to give her children to eat; and they were...  The Metropolitan Magazine - Page 2961836Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1777 - 432 pages
...and wanted for nothing, till a prefs-gang came and ftole her hufband from her ; but, fince then, fhe had no bed to lie on ; nothing to give her children to eat j and they were almoft naked ; and perhaps fhe might have done fomething wrong, for fhe hardly knew... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1802 - 438 pages
...: for this she was hanged. Her defence was (I have the trial in my pocket), " That she had lived in credit, and wanted for nothing, till a press-gang...were almost naked ; and perhaps she might have done something •wrong, for she hardly knew what she did." The parishofficers testified the truth of this... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Great Britain - 1809 - 608 pages
...: for this she was hanged. Her defence was (I have the trial in my pocket,) " that she had lived in credit and wanted for nothing, till a press-gang came...were almost naked : and perhaps she might have done something wrong, for she hardly knew what she did." The parish officers testified the truth of this... | |
 | Sir Robert Ker Porter - Russia - 1809 - 502 pages
...hanged. Her defence was, " that she had lived in credit, and wanted for nothing till the pressgang stole her husband from her; but since then she had...were almost naked; and perhaps she might have done something wrong, for she hardly knew what she did." The parish officers testified the truth of this... | |
 | Sir Robert Ker Porter - Russia - 1809 - 500 pages
...hanged. Her defence was, " that she had lived in credit, and wanted for nothing till the pressgang stole her husband from her; but since then she had no bed to lie on, nothing to give'her children to eat, and they were almost naked; and perhaps she might have done something wrong,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Orators - 1810 - 612 pages
...work of God." He might have said with equal truth, that a beauteous woman's the noblest work of God. a press-gang came and stole her husband from her;...were almost naked : and perhaps she might have done something wrong, for she hardly knew what she did."' The parish officers testified the truth of this... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Capital punishment - 1812 - 494 pages
...down: for this she was hanged. Her defence was (I have the trial in my pocket) " that she had lived in credit, and wanted for nothing, till a press-gang...were almost naked ; and perhaps she might have done something wrong, for she hardly knew what she did :" The parish officers testified the truth of this... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...: for this she was hanged. Her defence was (I have the trial in my pocket),' that she had lived in credit, and wanted for nothing, till a pressgang came...nothing to give her children to eat; and they were ahuost naked; and perhaps she might have done something wrong, for she hardly knew what she did.' The... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1814 - 736 pages
...: for this she was hanged. Her defence was, (I have the trial in my pocket) " That she had lived in credit, and wanted for nothing, till a press-gang...were almost naked ; and perhaps she might have done something wrong, for she hardly knew what she did." The parish officers testified the truth of this... | |
 | Robert Walsh - Public opinion Great Britain - 1819 - 574 pages
...down: for this she was hanged! Her defence was, (I have the trial in my pocket) ' That she had lived in credit, and wanted for nothing, till a press-gang...were almost naked; and perhaps she might have done something wrong, for she hardly knew what she did.' The parish officers testified to the trulh of this... | |
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