Sarah Fielding Quotes
I was condemned to be beheaded, or burnt, as the king pleased; and he was graciously pleased, from the great remains of his love, to choose the mildest sentence.
Fielding, Sarah. "The History of Anna Boleyn." Miscellanies, by Henry Fielding Esq; In Three Volumes. Vol. 2, A. Millar, 1743, p. 396.
The prisoners were shot. Over a decade later, Fremont was running for the Presidency against Buchanan. This incident became public and hurt Fremont with many voters.
The Czar did not take the advice. The assassins were hanged.
Manava Dharma Shastra. This text is a part of the Hindu Holy Texts. Hindus believe that Manu was a prophet whose text is revealed or inspired.
Manava Dharma Shastra. Interestingly in an otherwise cruel and authoritarian system, slander of the king was overlooked in several situations including men in litigation who may be distressed with the king’s verdict. This text is a part of the Hindu Holy Texts. Hindus believe that Manu was a prophet whose text is revealed or inspired.
Louis Eugene Walcott. Malcolm X had criticized Elijah Mohammed for sexual behavior with staff.
leaders of the democratic protests of 1989
The Canadian government had put down a brief rebellion led by Louis Riel, 1844-1885, in Winnipeg. French Canadians in Quebec identified with the nationalist and many protested his death sentence. Riel was hanged shortly thereafter.
Sarah Fielding was an English author and sister of the novelist Henry Fielding. She wrote The Governess, or The Little Female Academy (1749), thought to be the first novel in English aimed expressly at children. Earlier she had success with her novel The Adventures of David Simple (1744).
