 As for Mac Ian of Glencoe and that tribe, if they can be well distinguished from the other Highlanders, it will be proper, for the vindication of public justice, to extirpate that set of thieves.  The Pocket Magazine - Side 1781829Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1816 - 750 sider
...have no retreat intHfeir bounds, the passes to Ronoch would be secured. " As for Mac- Jan of Glenco and that tribe, if they can be well distinguished...public justice, to extirpate that set of thieves. " WR" " This was directed to sir Thomas Levingstou and colonel Hill. And the parliament has voted that... | |
 | Elizabeth Isabella Spence - 1817 - 744 sider
...Order is thus given in the Memoirs of the Massacre of Glenco: " WILLIAM R. " As for Mackean of Glenco and that tribe, if they can be " well distinguished...public justice, to extirpate '' that set of thieves. " WR" " This was directed to Sir Thomas Levingston and Colo" nel Hill. And the parliament has voted... | |
 | Larkin - 1819 - 372 sider
...of the Masgacre of Glenco: " WILLIAM R. " As for Mackean of Glenco and that tribe, if they can be 11 well distinguished from the rest of the Highlanders,...public justice, to extirpate " that set of thieves. " WR" " This was directed to Sir Thomas Levingston and Colo-. " nelHill. And the parliament has voted... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1829 - 360 sider
...Glencoe,and that tribe, if they can be well distinguished from the rest of the Highlanders, itwill be proper, for the vindication of public justice,...You will remark the hypocritical clemency and real crueltyof these instructions, which profess a readiness to extend mercy to those who needed it not,... | |
 | William Beattie - 1838 - 336 sider
...; and that, " if the tribe of Glenco could be separated from the rest of the Highlanders, it would be proper for the vindication of public justice to extirpate that set of thieves !"* For the execution of this barbarous edict, care was taken to employ a detachment from the regiment... | |
 | Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1846 - 278 sider
...who had already done all that was required of others. The words are remarkable :— " As for Mac Ian of Glencoe, and that tribe, if they can be well distinguished...those who needed it not (for all the other Highlanders hod submitted within the limited time), and deny it to Glencoe, the only man who had not been able... | |
 | Agnes Strickland, Elisabeth Strickland - 1847 - 492 sider
...producing the following warrant : — " WILLIAM R.1 " As for the M'Donalds of Glencoe, if they can well be distinguished from the rest of the Highlanders, it...of public justice to extirpate that set of thieves. WR" This extermination, which was extended in intention to the Frasers, and other clans in the Highlands,... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - 1847 - 466 sider
...As for the M'Donalds of Glencoe, if they can well be distinguished from the rest of the Higblanders, it will be proper for the vindication of public justice to extirpate that set of thieves. WR" This extermination, which was extended in intention to the Frasers, and other clans in the Highlands,... | |
 | Henry White - 1850 - 168 sider
...obtained to documents, by which the inhabitants of Glencoe were to be sacrificed on the ground that " it will be proper, for the vindication of public justice, to extirpate that set of thieves." In the secretary's letter of instructions it was laid down that the best time for the attack was "... | |
 | Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1852 - 392 sider
...who had already done all that was required of others. The words are remarkable:— "As for Mac Ian of Glencoe, and that tribe, if they can be well distinguished...public justice, to extirpate that set of thieves." comply with the proclamation, though, in all fair construction, he had done what it required. Under... | |
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