 The 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. A healthful old man, to whom sleep was sweet — the first sound slumbers of the night held him...  Retrospect of Western Travel - Page 274by Harriet Martineau - 1838Full view - About this book
 | Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 pages
...of mme, as an infernal nature, a fiend, in the ordinary display and developement of his character. The deed was executed with a degree of self-possession...sweet, the first sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared, into... | |
 | John Francis Knapp - 1830 - 258 pages
...possession and steadiness equal to the wickedness with which it was planned The circumstances, new clearly in evidence, spread out the whole scene before...sweet, the first sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters, through. the window already prepared, into... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 pages
...spread out the whole scene before us. Deep 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 held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared, into... | |
 | 1832 - 504 pages
...ordinary display and developement of his character. ? 1832.] Mr. Webster's Forensic Arguments. 127 ' The deed was executed with a degree of self-possession...sweet, the first sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared, into... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 pages
...world, in his own house, and in his own bed, is made the victim of a butchfirly murder, for mere pay. The deed was executed with a degree of self-possession...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... | |
 | 1834 - 614 pages
...crime, as an infernal nature, a fiend in the ordinary display and developement of his character. . " The deed was executed with a degree of self-possession...sweet, the first sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters through the window already prepared, into... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1835 - 1166 pages
...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 pages
...action ; not so much an example of human nature in its depravity, and in its paroxysms of crime, as 11* The deed was executed with a degree of self-possession...sweet; the first sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared, into... | |
 | Daniel Webster, James Rees - 1839 - 108 pages
...self-possession and steadiness, equal to the wickedness with which BEAUTIES OF WEBSTER. 65 it was planned. Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and...sweet ; the first sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters through a window already prepared, into an... | |
 | John Todd - 1839 - 444 pages
...was without an enemy in the world, in his own house, and in his own bed. Deep sleep had fallen upon the destined victim, and on all beneath his roof....sweet, — the first sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft, but strong embrace. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared, into... | |
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