| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 sider
...circumstances, now elearly in evidence, spread out the whole scene before us. Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and on all beneath his roof....enters, through the window already prepared, into an unoccupicd apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon ; he winds... | |
| David Bates Tower - 1865 - 256 sider
...eternal war between me and thee. New England's dead ! New England's dead ! On every hill they lie. A healthful old man, to whom sleep was sweet, the...the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. O the mistletoe bough ! that hangs in the hall. Roll on, thou deep and darkblue ocean — roll ! Your... | |
| Nathaniel Kirk Richardson - 1866 - 204 sider
...and in his own bed, is made the victim of a butchery murder, for mere pay. Deep sleep had 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 hold him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin... | |
| Benjamin W. Atwell - 1867 - 106 sider
...the victim of a butcherly murder, for mere pay. Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and ou all beneath his roof. A healthful old man, to whom sleep was sweet — the first sound slumber.) of the night hold him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters through the window,... | |
| Charles A. Wiley - 1869 - 456 sider
...circumstances now clearly in evidence, spread out the whole scene before us. Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and on all beneath his roof....apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon : he winds up the ascent of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber.... | |
| Erastus Otis Haven - 1869 - 422 sider
...of short sentences. We present a brief extract to illustrate this fact : " Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and on all beneath his roof....apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon ; he winds up the ascent of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber.... | |
| Erastus Otis Haven - 1869 - 392 sider
...of short sentences. We present a brief extract to illustrate this fact : " Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and on all beneath his roof....slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong cmbrace. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With... | |
| Erastus Otis Haven - 1869 - 422 sider
...of short sentences. We present a brief extract to illustrate this fact : " Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and on all beneath) his roof. A healthful old man, to whom sleep was sweet, the first1 sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters,... | |
| Marcius Willson - 1870 - 382 sider
...circumstances — now clearly in evidence — spread out the whole scene before us. Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and on all beneath his roof:...the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. 9. The assassin enters", through the window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1870 - 444 sider
...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 on all beneath his roof....was sweet — the first sound slumbers of the night hold him in their soft, but strong embrace. 3. The assassin enters through the window, already prepared,... | |
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