 Tyburn had been discontinued, " executions are intended to draw spectators. If they do not draw spectators they do not answer their purpose. The old method was most satisfactory to all parties : the public was gratified by a procession, the criminal is...  The Chronicles of Newgate - Sivu 276tekijä(t) Arthur Griffiths - 1884 - 596 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Sir Edward Abbott Parry - 1912 - 342 sivua
...it is not an improvement: they object that the old method drew together a number of spectators. Sir, executions are intended to draw spectators. If they do not draw spectators they don't answer their purpose. The old method was most satisfactory to all parties; the publick was gratified... | |
 | John Marshall Gest - 1913 - 276 sivua
...Boswell's disgust, and Dr. Johnson observed: "The age is running mad. Men are to be hanged in a new way. The old method was most satisfactory to all parties;...public was gratified by a procession, the criminal was supported by it. Why is all this to be swept away?" The celebrated George Selwyn never missed a... | |
 | Sir Spencer Walpole - 1913 - 478 sivua
...is not an improvement ; they object that the old method drew together a number of spectators. Sir, executions are intended to draw spectators. If they do not draw spectators, they don't answer their purpose. The old method was most satisfactory to all parties ; the public was gratified... | |
 | George Ives - 1914 - 436 sivua
...is not safe from the fury of innovation. Executions are intended to draw spectators; if they do not, they do not answer their purpose. The old method was...public was gratified by a procession, the criminal was supported by it. Why is all this to be swept away ? " Keeping to facts, they found that pockets... | |
 | George Ives - 1914 - 498 sivua
...is not safe from the fury of innovation. Executions are intended to draw spectators; if they do not, they do not answer their purpose. The old method was...public was gratified by a procession, the criminal was supported by it. Why is all this to be swept away ? " Keeping to facts, they found that pockets... | |
 | Sir Edward Abbott Parry - 1914 - 346 sivua
...is not an improvement ; they object that the old method drew together a number of spectators. Sir, executions are intended to draw spectators. If they do not draw spectators, they don't answer their purpose. The old method was most satisfactory to all parties ; the public was gratified... | |
 | charles grosvenor osgood - 1917 - 606 sivua
...it is not an improvement: they object that the old method drew together a number of spectators. Sir, executions are intended to draw spectators. If they do not draw spectators they don't answer their purpose. The old method was most satisfactory to all parties; the publick was gratified... | |
 | James Boswell - 1917 - 624 sivua
...it is not an improvement: they object that the old method drew together a number of spectators. Sir, executions are intended to draw spectators. If they do not draw spectators they don't answer their purpose. The old method was most satisfactory to all parties; the publick was gratified... | |
 | Alfred Edward Newton - 1918 - 584 sivua
...public executions have a bad effect upon public taste and morals? "Why no, sir," said Dr. Johnson; "executions are intended to draw spectators. If they...spectators they do not answer their purpose. The old method is satisfactory to all parties. The public is gratified by a procession, the criminal is supported... | |
 | James Boswell - 1922 - 538 sivua
...spectators. Sir, executions are intefAded to draw spectators. If they do not draw spectators they don't answer their purpose. The old method was most satisfactory...public was gratified by a procession; the criminal was supported by it. Why is all this to be swept away?” I perfectly agree with Dr. Johnson upon this... | |
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