...perceiving that he hesitated to comply, Sir Walter said, with the spirit of an old Roman, ' I pray thee let me see it, dost thou think that I am afraid of it.' He then looked with a serene smile towards the sheriff, and extending the fatal instrument in his hand,...

...the headsman to shew him the ax; which not beine tìudilenly granted unto him, he said, I prithe",let me see it, dost thou think that I am afraid of it ? So it being given unto him, he felt along upon the edge of it, and smiling, spake unto Mr. Sheriff",...

...he called to the headsman to shew him the axe ; which not being suddenly done, he said, ' I pr'ythee let me see it : dost thou think that I am afraid of it ?' Having fingered the edge of it a little, he returned it, and said smiling to the sheriff, ' This...

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...doublet and gown, desired the executioner to show the axe : this not being done readily, he said, " I prithee let me see it : dost thou think, that I am afraid of it ? " Upon which, it was delivered to him ; and after he had felt along upon the edge of it, he smilingly...

...doublet and gown, desired the executioner to show the axe : this not being done readily, he said, " I prithee let me see it : dost thou think, that I am afraid of it ? " Upon which, it was delivered to him ; and after he had felt along upon the edge of it, he smilingly...

...doublet and gown, he desired the executioner to show his axe.— This not being done readily, he said. " I prithee let me see it. Dost thou think that I am afraid of it ?" Upon which it was handed to him. li> felt the edge of it, and smilingly ob served to the Sheriff,...

...taken off his gown, he called to the headsman to show him the axe, which not being instantly done, he repeated, " I prithee let me see it. Dost thou think that I am afraid of it ?" He passed the edge slightly over his his finger, and smiling, observed to the sheriff, " This is a sharp medicine, but...

...finger slightly over the edge, and smiling, ohserved to the sheriff, " This is a .sharp medicine, hat a sound cure for all diseases," and kissing it, laid it down. Another writsr has, " This is that, that will cure all sorrows." After this, he went to three all the people...

...the headsman to shew him the axe ; which being not presently shewed to him, he said, ' I pray thee let me see it ; dost thou think that I am afraid of it?' And having it in his hands, he felt along upon the edge of it, and smilingly spake to the sheriff,...