| 单词 | Black Hole of Calcutta |
| 例句 | For most of them I might as well have been living in the Black Hole of Calcutta. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z A prisoner consigned to one might as well have been sent to the Black Hole of Calcutta with no escape, no recourse, no hope. Escapes, Riots and Beatings. But States Can’t Seem to Ditch Private Prisons. 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Tay Rail Bridge collapse Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee British soldiers imprisoned in Black Hole of Calcutta The death toll was actually 75 when the bridge collapsed as a train crossed it. 7 questions on poetry 2012-06-27T08:37:15Z Sometimes he was cast into an inner prison, which was like the Black Hole of Calcutta, where his limbs were confined with five pairs of fetters. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Abandoned by many who should have defended it, 146 English fell into the enemy’s hands, who put them into that confined and loathsome cell of which we have all read, the “Black Hole of Calcutta.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z In East Granby, Connecticut, was situated an underground prison which surpassed the horrors of the Black Hole of Calcutta. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The sanitary condition of the place resembled the Black Hole of Calcutta in a lesser degree. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z "Madge," replied Harry solemnly from the doorstep, "it will make Nirvana look like the Black Hole of Calcutta!" The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z The thought of the Black Hole of Calcutta rose instantly before me. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z Atmospherically speaking, the Black Hole of Calcutta was a thing of sweetness and light compared to it. From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z In 1756, of one hundred and forty-six Englishmen imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta, only twenty-three, at the end of eight hours, survived. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers This is the story of the "Black Hole of Calcutta;" which led to the victories of Clive, and the establishment of English Empire in India, 1767. A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland Ceremonious politeness was not to be expected among the victims of the Black Hole of Calcutta. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses I decline alluding to the Black Hole of Calcutta, but will take a specimen dug up by some sanitary gardener from Horace Walpole's letters. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. CAREY, Mrs., among the prisoners in the Black Hole of Calcutta, 79. Rulers of India: Lord Clive In the “Black Hole of Calcutta,” one hundred and forty-six Englishmen were shut up in a room eighteen feet square, with only two small windows on the same side to admit air. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) "What do you think of the Black Hole of Calcutta, in comparison?" said Mr. Motley closing his eyes. Say and Seal, Volume II The Old Bird no longer compared the atmosphere, when we were all shut in tight, with the Black Hole of Calcutta. Life in a Tank Its description of the principal incidents in the late war, and the suffering of the author and others in that detestable "Black Hole of Calcutta"—the Libby Prison—are most graphic. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier The horrors of the Black Hole of Calcutta have been long celebrated, because Englishmen suffered and perished in it. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. What occurred to those persons who escaped death in the Black Hole of Calcutta? 2d. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) Monday, 24th.—Myself and four companions in misery have passed a horrible night in a cabin worse than the Black Hole of Calcutta. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 "Poor fellow!" he said, "it was as bad for him as the 'Black Hole of Calcutta.'" Stories of Many Lands She descended to the stuffy little salon only in the evening, when the Relicts were gathered to their gambling for sous and the atmosphere was an imitation of the Black Hole of Calcutta. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 Talk of the Black Hole of Calcutta: it must have been pure as the breath of morning compared with the condition of the ark in one day. The Deluge in the Light of Modern Science A Discourse Found the steerage passengers had a place like the Black Hole of Calcutta, the foolish people not consenting to have their trunks, etc., removed below. A Journey to America in 1834 The horrors of that night have been splendidly painted by Macaulay in his essay on Clive, and the place of torment, called the Black Hole of Calcutta, is synonymous with suffering and misery. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges There wouldn't have been any more room for even a baby to sit down than there was in the Black Hole of Calcutta. Lady Betty Across the Water Never did men suffer emotions more painfully intense, passions more heartfelt and harrowing; not even the prisoners of Cawnpore, or the Black Hole of Calcutta. The Death Shot A Story Retold In point of heat, St. Louis certainly approaches the nearest to the Black Hole of Calcutta of any city that I have sojourned in. Diary in America, Series One The dimensions of the celebrated Black Hole of Calcutta—where in 1756, 123 prisoners out of 140 died by carbonic acid in one night—was but eighteen feet square, and with but two small windows. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions The windows are like prison-slips, only a trifle darker, and a good deal dirtier; and the kitchen-offices might stand proxies for the Black Hole of Calcutta, barring the company and the warmth. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 Volume 18, New Series, August 21, 1852 There’s a cavern in it big and black enough to call to remembrance the Black Hole of Calcutta! Charlie to the Rescue Are we persons to enjoy a repetition of the Black Hole of Calcutta? Rattlin the Reefer Black Hole of Calcutta is an object lesson of how necessary to life is the renewal of the air supply. Papers on Health Why, he might be spirited off to the Plantations or the Black Hole of Calcutta, and we never hear any more about him. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman "It will be the 'Black Hole of Calcutta' downstairs," she remarked. The Jolliest School of All The building in question, which was more like an outhouse than anything else, she had christened, "The Black Hole of Calcutta." The Hippodrome The place was a regular Black Hole of Calcutta. The Red Horizon They will ever couple him with the infamous instigator of the "Black Hole of Calcutta." Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben It was the Black Hole of Calcutta over again, and yet no one in the blouse department seemed to notice the signals of distress. Hugo A Fantasia on Modern Themes It is a humane idea carried out inhumanely, so inhumanely that when the Black Hole of Calcutta is forgotten Englishmen will still hang their heads for shame at the mention of concentration. With Steyn and De Wet The English soldiers expired in the Black Hole of Calcutta because they wanted pure air. Thrift A scene of agony followed those most unfortunate measures, unequaled by any thing that we have heard of since the Black Hole of Calcutta. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 The place fell, after a weak resistance, in June, and the surrender was followed by the famous tragedy known as that of the Black Hole of Calcutta. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 The ventilators were all closed, the stoves hot, and the air was like that of the Black Hole of Calcutta. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 The Black Hole of Calcutta, of which you have read so much, no longer exists. Modern India You might have thought that McDougall had been brought up in the Black Hole of Calcutta—so sad he looked, and so hurt, so softly he left the room, so loudly he closed the door. The Spread Eagle and Other Stories It undoubtedly possessed advantages over the "Black Hole of Calcutta," but an Esquimaux hut, an Indian wigwam, or a Russian cabin, was a palace in comparison. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale The reader of Indian history sickens over details compared with which all that is told of the horrors of the Black Hole of Calcutta is tame and common-place. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics It forced out the stifled groans that issued from the Black Hole of Calcutta. Sketches and Studies It was built, or rebuilt, by the Aragonese, with four corner towers, one of which became infamous for a scene that rivals the horrors of the Black Hole of Calcutta. Old Calabria That Black Hole of Calcutta was an infamous business. Alone I remember once at school having to do a piece of Latin prose about the Black Hole of Calcutta. If I May The Black Hole of Calcutta was roomy compared with the wings on the night of a new song. Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel Many persons died in the Black Hole of Calcutta—cause. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition When the local school-mistress, a girl of seventeen, found a temporary grave in this sort of Black Hole of Calcutta the wells of Kushva and Taighill became a dreadful portent to the simple Russian mujik. With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia Will you take them home indeed, but consign them to a crowded bowl, to die like the prisoners in the Black Hole of Calcutta? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 What is denoted by the "Black Hole of Calcutta"? Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics This is the story of the "Black Hole of Calcutta;" which led to the victories of Clive, and the establishment of English Empire in India, 1757. The Evolution of an Empire: A Brief Historical Sketch of England Why, it's a perfect Black Hole of Calcutta, even now. What's Bred in the Bone And so, when that citizen finds himself in the capital of India he goes first of all to see the Black Hole of Calcutta—and is disappointed. Following the Equator, Part 6 The place had become as evil smelling as the Black Hole of Calcutta. The Eye of Zeitoon This dreadful place was known as the Black Hole of Calcutta. Young Folks' History of England And - above all - a day that converts a railway traveller into a martyr, and a first-class carriage into a moving representation of the Black Hole of Calcutta. Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green Our place is like the Black Hole of Calcutta for stuffiness. Herb of Grace The women and children who had been reserved from the massacre were imprisoned during a fortnight in a small building, one story high—a cramped place, a slightly modified Black Hole of Calcutta. Following the Equator, Part 6 The Black Hole of Calcutta must have been a fool to it; indeed, to this moment I do not know how we lived through the day. King Solomon's Mines |
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