 In some respects, it has hardly a precedent anywhere ; certainly none in our New England history. This bloody drama exhibited no suddenly excited, ungovernable rage. The actors in it were not surprised by any lionlike temptation springing upon their virtue,...  Daniel Webster: His Life and Public Servicesav Joseph Banvard - 2002 - 397 siderUtdragsvisning - Om denne boken
 | Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 sider
...hardly a precedent anywhere; certainly none in our New England history. This bloody drama exhibited no suddenly excited ungovernable rage. The actors in...they do the deed to glut savage vengeance, or satiate long settled and deadly hate. It was a cool, calculating, money-making murder. — It was all "hire... | |
 | John Francis Knapp - 1830 - 258 sider
...by any lion-likef temptation springing upon their virtue, and overcoming it, before resist''! ance could begin. Nor did they do the deed to glut savage vengeance,' or satiate long settled and deadly hale. It was a cool, calculating, money-making murder.— It was nil "hire... | |
 | 1832 - 504 sider
...certainly none in our New England history. This bloody drama exhibited no suddenly excited ungovernab\e rage. The actors in it were not surprised by any lion-like...they do the deed to glut savage vengeance, or satiate long settled and deadly hate. It was a cool, calculating, money-making murder. It was all " hire and... | |
 | 1834 - 614 sider
...hardly a precedent any where, certainly none in our New England history. This bloody drama exhibited no suddenly excited ungovernable rage. The actors in...they do the deed to glut savage vengeance, or satiate long settled and deadly hate. It was a cool, calculating, money-making murder. It was all ' hire and... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 sider
...hardly a precedent anywhere ; certainly none in our New-England history. This bloody drama exhibited no suddenly excited, ungovernable rage. The actors in...deadly hate. It was a cool, calculating, money-making murder.—It was all " hire and salary, not revenge." It was the weighing of money against life ; the... | |
 | George Willson - 1840 - 298 sider
...resistance could begin. Nor dM they do the deed to glut savage vengeance, or satiate longsettled or deadly hate. It was a cool, calculating, moneymaking...the weighing of money against life; the counting^ 3 out of so many pieces of silver, against so many ounces oV __• blood. 'A. An aged man, without... | |
 | George Merriam - 1841 - 308 sider
...hardly a precedent any where; certainly none in our New England history. This bloody drama exhibited no suddenly excited, ungovernable rage. The actors in it were not surprised by any lion-hke temptation,- springingupon their virtue, and overcoming it, before resistance could begin.... | |
 | George Willson - 1844 - 300 sider
...certainly none in our New England historyTJlThis bloody drama exhibited no suddenly excited SrfoTernable rage. The actors in it were not surprised by any lion-like...deed to glut savage vengeance, or satiate longsettled or deadly hate. It was a cool, calculating, moneymaking murder. It was all " hire and salary, not revenge."... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 334 sider
...hardly a precedent anywhere; certainly none in our New England history. This bloody drama exhibited no suddenly excited, ungovernable rage. The actors in...murder. It was all " hire and salary, not revenge. 1 ' It was the weighing of mrmcif against liff: the counting out of so many pieces of silver, against... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 sider
...hardly a precedent anywhere; certainly none in our New Kngland history. This bloody drama exhibited no suddenly excited, ungovernable rage. The actors in...money-making murder. It was all " hire and salary, not revenge.1' It was the weighing of motiei/ against I its hin gee without noise; and he enters, and beholds... | |
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