 The story ran that these wicked men used in their revels to play at the torments of hell, and to call each other by the names of devils and damned souls. The chief of this Tophet, a soldier of distinguished courage and professional skill, but rapacious...  The Scottish Historical Review - Page 2791918Full view - About this book
 | Jesus Christ, John Henderson Thomson - 1871 - 720 pages
...Claverhouse, in a very different manner from that of the fiction of Sir Walter Scott : " Pre-eminent among the bands which oppressed and wasted these unhappy...each other by the names of devils and damned souls. The chief of this Tophet, a soldier of distinguished courage and professional skill, but rapacious... | |
 | 1860 - 796 pages
...bands which oppressed and wasted these unhappy districts, were the dragoons commanded by John Grahame of Claverhouse. The story ran that these wicked men...each other by the names of devils and damned souls. The chief of this Tophet, a soldier of distinguished courage and professional, skill, but rapacious... | |
 | 1849 - 858 pages
...the bands which oppressed and wasted these unhappy districts wore the dragoons, commanded by James Graham of Claverhouse. The story ran that these wicked...each other by the names of devils and damned souls. The chief of this Tophot on earth, a soldier of distinguished courage and professional skill, but rapacious... | |
 | William Edmondstoune Aytoun - 1849 - 40 pages
...the bands which oppressed and wasted these unhappy districts were the dragoons, commanded by James Graham of Claverhouse. The story ran that these wicked...each other by the names of devils and damned souls. The chief of this Tophet on earth, a soldier of distinguished courage and professional skill, but rapacious... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 470 pages
...among the bands which oppressed and wasted these unhappy districts were the dragoons commanded by James Graham of Claverhouse. The story ran that these wicked...each other by the names of devils and damned souls.* The chief of this Tophet on earth, a soldier of distinguished courage and professional skill, but rapacious... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 664 pages
...among the bands which oppressed and wasted these unhappy districts were the dragoons commanded by James Graham of Claverhouse. The story ran that these wicked...call each other by the names of devils and damned souls.J The chief of this Tophet on earth, a soldier of distinguished courage and professional skill,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1849 - 884 pages
...oppressed and wasted these unhappy districts' were the dragoons commanded by James Graham ofClaverhouse. The story ran that these wicked men used in their...each other by the names of devils and damned souls.* The chief of this Tophet on earth , a soldier of distinguished courage and professional skill, but... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 480 pages
...wasted these unhappy districts were the dragoons commanded by James Graham of Claverhouse. The Btory ran that these wicked men used in their revels to...each other by the names of devils and damned souls.* The chief of this Tophet on earth, a soldier of distinguished courage and professional skill, but rapacious... | |
 | 1849 - 588 pages
...Scottish Covenanters. " The story ran," says Mr. Macanlay, " that these wretched men (the dragoons) Or may I cite another place of the same author, where...the Bretons being invaded by Charles VIII., King o The chief of this Tophet on earth, a soldier of distinguished courage and professional skill, but rapacious... | |
 | 1849 - 742 pages
...the Scottish Covenanters. The story ran, (says Mr. Macaulay,) that these wretched men (the dragoons) used in their revels to play at the torments of hell,...each other by the names of devils and damned souls. The chief of this Tophet on earth, a soldier of distinguished courage and professional skill, but rapacious... | |
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