 | William Clayton - 1814 - 420 pages
...Emperor, Nero, inflicted the most exquisite tortures on the Christians, in the first Roman persecution. Some were nailed on crosses, others sewn up in the...the fury of dogs, others again, smeared over with combustilile materials, were used as torches to illuminate the darkness of the uight. The gardens of... | |
 | William Jones - 1816 - 500 pages
...torments ; and these were embittered by insult and derii •ion. Some were nailed on crosses, others sewed up in the skins of wild beasts, and exposed to the fury of dogs, ftthers again were smeared over with combustible matetials and used as torches to illumine the darkness... | |
 | William Jones - 1816 - 500 pages
...crime of setting fire to the city, as for their hatred of human kind. They died in torments ; and these were embittered by insult and derision. Some were nailed on crosses, others sewed up in the skins of wild beasts, and exposed to the fury of dogs, others again were smeared over... | |
 | James Sabine - 1820 - 656 pages
...these were imbittered by insult and •< derision. Some were nailed en erosses, others sewn - up in skins of wild beasts and exposed to the fury of "dogs; others again, smeared over with eombustible " materials, were used as torehes to illuminate the dark ness of the night. The gardens... | |
 | George Croly - 1827 - 344 pages
...contemporary, describestheir deaths as combining all the forms of horror. " They died in torments, and their torments were embittered by -insult and derision. Some were nailed to crosses; others were sewn up in the skins of wild beasts, and exposed to the fury of dogs; others,... | |
 | Thomas Baldwin Thayer - 1836 - 324 pages
...upon Rome, Nero "inflicted the most exquisite tortures upon the Christians." " They died in torments, and their torments were embittered by insult and derision. Some were nailed on crosses ; others were sown up in the skins of wild beasts, and exposed to the fury of dogs ; others again, smeared over... | |
 | 1850 - 664 pages
...diabolic taste invented horrid forms of cruelty. Some of the Christians were crucified ; others were sewed up in the skins of wild beasts and exposed to the fury VOL. xv. — No. LXI. 23 of dogs ; others, dressed in garments smeared over with some combustible material,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1304 pages
...as for their hatred of human kind.** " They died in torments, and their torments " were imbittered by insult and derision. Some " were nailed on crosses; others sewn up iuthe " skins of wild beasts, and exposed to the fury " of dogs ; others again, smeared over with "... | |
 | John Clarke - 1839 - 462 pages
...and those were imbittered by insult and derision. Some wore nailed on crosses ; others sewed up in skins of wild beasts, and exposed to the fury of dogs...with combustible materials, were used as torches to illumine the darkness of night. The gardens of Nero were destined for this melancholy spectacle, -which... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1840 - 362 pages
...the confirmation whick its founder, Christ. — M. the Acts of the Apostles derive Irom these words " their torments were embittered by insult and derision....with combustible materials, were used as torches to illu" minate the darkness of the night. The gardens of Nero were " destined for the melancholy spectacle,... | |
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... dogs; others again, smeared over with combustible materials, were used as torches to illuminate the darkness of the night. 
