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The trembling eagerness of him, who too well knew, how inestimable to me, was the life he threatened to end; the big drops of sweat which stood on his bent brow, his eyes raised to heaven, while he made the horrid vow of suicide, all combined to terify, and persuade; almost insensible with fear, I promised that nothing but death should prevent my following his instructions.

Agnes De-Courci: a Domestic Tale 1789

Thefe every night bore great wax-tapers in their hands lighted to terify the beaft, befides their arms. l1ie other two and myfelfwere furnifhed with piftols, and each of us with a blunderbufs, fo that we had not much caufe ro fear any thing that, fiiould oppofe us.

The unfortunate Englishmen : or, A faithful narrative of the distresses and adventures of John Cockburn, and five other English mariners, viz. Thomas Bounce, John Holland, Richard Banister, John Balman and Thomas Robinson ; who were taken by a Spanish guarda costa, in the John and Anne, Edward Burt, master, and set on shore at a place call'd Porto-Cavallo, naked and wounded 1779

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Agnes De-Courci: a Domestic Tale 1789