Memoirs of the Sansons: From Private Notes and Documents (1688-1847)Henri Sanson, Charles Henri Sanson Chatto and Windus, 1876 |
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... head of King , Queen , nobles , and révolutionnaires during the French Revolution . I had seen , in my youth , the hale figure of the old man . He had written a daily record of his terrible occupations , thus continuing the register in ...
... head of King , Queen , nobles , and révolutionnaires during the French Revolution . I had seen , in my youth , the hale figure of the old man . He had written a daily record of his terrible occupations , thus continuing the register in ...
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... head ; and she ordered and beseeched me to go away , as her father might come out and see us . Nevertheless , I remained with her for some time , repeating what I had said before ; and I went back to town much disturbed . But I returned ...
... head ; and she ordered and beseeched me to go away , as her father might come out and see us . Nevertheless , I remained with her for some time , repeating what I had said before ; and I went back to town much disturbed . But I returned ...
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... of the church of Saint Jacques had fallen on my head , I could not have been more appalled than I was by the words of M. de Blignac . I rose so violently that I overturned the table and the glasses . CHARLES SANSON DE LONGVAL . II.
... of the church of Saint Jacques had fallen on my head , I could not have been more appalled than I was by the words of M. de Blignac . I rose so violently that I overturned the table and the glasses . CHARLES SANSON DE LONGVAL . II.
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... head and was silent . If we had remained alone , I doubt not but that I could have made him repent , for his vices were rather due to youth and evil associations than to nature . Unfortunately the appearance of M. de Blignac marred my ...
... head and was silent . If we had remained alone , I doubt not but that I could have made him repent , for his vices were rather due to youth and evil associations than to nature . Unfortunately the appearance of M. de Blignac marred my ...
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... head , and vowed that if I stirred in her defence he would immediately strike her head from her shoulders . I fell on my knees , crying and moaning as poor Marguerite was doing when I entered . Master Jouanne then asked me my business ...
... head , and vowed that if I stirred in her defence he would immediately strike her head from her shoulders . I fell on my knees , crying and moaning as poor Marguerite was doing when I entered . Master Jouanne then asked me my business ...
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Memoirs of the Sansons: From Private Notes and Documents (1688-1847) Henri Sanson,Charles Henri Sanson Visualização de excertos - 1876 |
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Abbé accomplices ancestor answered appeared arrested asked Assembly assistants Bailly became blood Camille Desmoulins capital punishment Cartouche Charles Henri Sanson Charles Jean-Baptiste Charles Sanson Charlotte Corday Citizen cloth extra Conciergerie Convention convicts court cried crime criminal crowd Crown 8vo culprit Damiens Danton Desmoulins Edited exclaimed execution executioner executioner's father favour fear Fouquier France François friends gave gendarmes gilt Girondins Gorsas grandfather guillotine hands head heard Hébert honour Illustrations inflicted innocent Jacques Jean Jean-Baptiste Sanson justice King knife Lally latter Lesurques lieutenant livres looked Louis Louis XVI Madame Marquis Marquis de Favras Mdme ment Motte murder Nivôse o'clock Paris Parliament Pierre Place de Grève poor priest prisoners profession punishment Revolution Revolutionary Tribunal Robespierre scaffold sent soldiers suffered taken thought tion Tiquet to-day told torture trial turned victim wife WILKIE COLLINS wished woman words young
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