 | Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1820 - 540 pages
...I went into the fortress," said he, " an offender, but I came out of it a villain. I had still had something in the world that was dear to me, and my pride had not totally sunk under my shame. But here I was thrown into the company of three and twenty convicts;... | |
 | Women - 1807 - 514 pages
...:— " I entered the fortress," said he, " as a strayed sheep, and left it as a finished villain. 1 had still something in the world that was dear to...was confined to the same apartment with three and tweniy prisoners, amongst whom were two murderers, the rest were all note*! thieves and vagabonds.... | |
 | Fashion - 1807 - 472 pages
...: — " 1 entered the fortress," said he, " as a strayed sherp.and left it asa finished villain. 1 had still something in the world that was dear to...was brought to the fortress, I was confined to the »me apartment with three and twenty prisoners, amongst whom were two murderers, the rest were all... | |
 | 1807 - 550 pages
...• " I entered the fortress," said he, " ai a strayed she.»p,and left it as a finished villain. 1 had still something in the world that was dear to...was brought to the fortress, I was confined to the came apart•ment with three and twenty prisoners, amongst viliom were two murderers, the rest were... | |
 | Ambrose Marten - 1827 - 744 pages
...confessor : " I went into the fortress an offender, but I came out of it a villain. I had still had something in the world that was dear to me, and my pride had not totally sunk under my shame. But here I was thrown into the company of three-and-twenty convicts;... | |
 | Gift books - 1836 - 360 pages
...to his confessor : . ' I went to the fortress,' aaid he, ' an offender, but I came out a villain. 1 had still something in the world that was dear to me, and my pride had not totally sunk under my shame. But here I was thrown into the company of three and twenty convicts... | |
 | George R. Graham, Edgar Allan Poe - Literature - 1851 - 420 pages
...of justice, " I entered the wison as an erring man, but left it as a villain. At that time there was still something in the world that was dear to me — and my pride had been humbled under disgrace. When I was lakeiy to the prison, they locked me in with twenty-three... | |
 | C. J. T. - English fiction - 1890 - 212 pages
...he, ' a wanderer from the path of virtue and left it a villain. When I came to it I still possessed something in the world that was dear to me, and my pride shrank under my shame. When I was brought to the fortress I was shut up with twenty-three prisoners,... | |
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I entered the fortress," said he, " as a strayed sheep, and left it as a finished villain. 1 had still something in the world that was dear to me, and my pride revolted at ignominy. As I was brought to the fortress, I was confined to the same apartment... 