 ... shirts,* and set on fire when the day closed, that they might serve as lights to illuminate the night. Nero lent his own gardens for these executions, and exhibited at the same time a mock Circensian entertainment ; being a spectator of the whole,...  The Cap of liberty - Side 1221820Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | William Paley - 1855 - 522 sider
...closed, that they might serve as lights to illuminate the night. Nero lent his own gardens for these executions, and exhibited at the same time a mock...with the crowd on foot, and sometimes viewing the spectacles from his car. This conduct made the sufferers pitied ; and though they were criminals, and... | |
 | William Henry Pinnock - 1855 - 310 sider
...closed, that " they might serve as lights to illuminate the night. " Nero lent his own garden for these executions, and " exhibited at the same time a mock..." a charioteer, sometimes mingling with the crowd ou " foot, and sometimes viewing the spectacle from his car. " This conduct made the sufferers pitied;... | |
 | 1856 - 790 sider
...in torment all day, serve for lights by night. Nero had made an offer of his own gardens ior these executions ; and exhibited at the same time a mock...conduct made the sufferers pitied ; and though they were criminal and deserving the severest punishment, yet they were considered as sacrificed, not so much... | |
 | William Paley - 1859 - 408 sider
...closed, that they might serve as lights to illuminate the night. Nero lent his own gardens for these executions ; and exhibited at the same time a mock...pitied ; and though they were criminals, and deserving the severest punishment, yet they were considered as sacrificed, not so much out of a regard to the... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1859 - 174 sider
...closed, that they might serve as lights to illuminate the night. Nero lent his own gardens for these executions, and exhibited at the same time a mock...pitied ; and though they were criminals and deserving the severest punishments, yet they were considered as sacrificed, not so much out of a regard to the... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1859 - 208 sider
...lent his own gardens for these executions, and exhibited at the same time the Circensian D games ; being a spectator of the whole, in the dress of a...pitied ; and though they were criminals, and deserving the severest punishments, yet they were considered as sacrificed, not so much out of a regard to the... | |
 | William Paley - 1859 - 526 sider
...night. Nero lent his own gardens for these executions, and exhibited at the same time a mock Cireensian entertainment ; being a spectator of the whole, in the dress of a chariotcer, sometimes mingling with the erowd on foot, and sometimes viewing the spectacles from his... | |
 | Forbes Benignus Winslow - 1863 - 650 sider
...closed, that they might serve as light* to illuminate the night. Nero lent his own gardens for these executions, and exhibited at the same time a mock...sufferers pitied ; and though they were criminals deserving the severest punishments, yet they were considered as sacrificed, not so much out of a regard... | |
 | John Henry Blunt - 1865 - 384 sider
...closed, that they might serve as lights to illuminate the night. Nero lent his own garden for these executions, and exhibited at the same time a mock...pitied; and though they were criminals, and deserving the severest punishments, yet they were considered .as sacrificed not so much out of regard to the... | |
 | John Henry Blunt - 1866 - 280 sider
...garden for these executions, and celebrated at the same time a public entertainment in the Circus, being a spectator of the whole, in the dress of a...pitied; and though they were criminals, and deserving the severest punishments, yet they were considered as sacrificed not so much out of regard to the public... | |
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