 | Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 sider
...self-possession and steadiness, equal to the wickedness with which it was planned. The circumstances, now clearly in evidence, spread out the whole scene before...sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and on all heneath his roof. A healthful old man, to whom sleep was sweet, the first sound slumbers of the night... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 sider
...self-possession and steadiness, equal to the wickedness with which it was planned. The circumstances, now clearly in evidence, spread out the whole scene before...old man, to whom sleep was sweet, the first sound •lumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters, through the... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1835 - 1166 sider
...which it was planned. The circumstances, now clearly in evidence, spread out the whole scene beiore us. Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim,...A healthful old man, to whom sleep was sweet, the tirst sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters, through... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 sider
...self-possession and steadiness, equal to the wickedness with which it was planned. The circumstances, now clearly in evidence, spread out the whole scene before...through the window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment.—With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon; he winds up the... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - 1838 - 288 sider
...self-possession and steadiness equal to the wickedness with which it was planned. The circumstances, now clearly in evidence, spread out the whole scene before...sweet, the first sound slumbers of the night held in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters through the window, already prepared, into an... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1839 - 322 sider
...self-possession and steadiness, equal to the wickedness with which it was planned. The circumstances, now clearly in evidence, spread out the whole scene before...the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. 6. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless... | |
 | George Merriam - 1841 - 308 sider
...self-possession and steadiness equal to the wickedness with which it was planned. The circumstances, now clearly in evidence, spread out the whole scene before...fallen on the destined victim, and on all beneath his roof,—a healthful old man, to whom sleep was sweet;—the first sound slumbers of the night held... | |
 | Salem Town - 1845 - 296 sider
...world, in his own house, and in his own bed, is made the victim of a butcherly murder, for mere pay. Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and...night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The aasassin enters through the window, already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless... | |
 | Salem Town - 1845 - 264 sider
...world, in his own house, and in his own bed, is made the victim of a butcherly murder, for mere pay. Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and...night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The aasassin enters through the window, already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 494 sider
...self-possession and steadiness equal to the wickedness with which it was planned. The circumstances, now clearly in evidence, spread out the whole scene before...whom sleep was sweet, the first sound slumbers of the nigbt held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared,... | |
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The deed was executed with a degree of self-possession and steadiness, equal to the wickedness with which it was planned. The circumstances, now clearly in evidence, spread out the whole scene before us. Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and... 
