 ... 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 an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he...  Speeches and Forensic Arguments - Pagina 451door Daniel Webster - 1830 - 520 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Daniel Webster, James Rees - 1839 - 108 pagina’s
...enters through a window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon ; he winds...the chamber. Of this, he moves the lock, by soft and con. tinned pressure, till it turns on its hinges without noise, and he enters, and beholds his victim... | |
 | John Todd - 1839 - 444 pagina’s
...prepared, into an unoccupied 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 The chamber The blow. apartment. Of this he moves the lock, by soft and continued pressure, till it... | |
 | George Willson - 1840 - 298 pagina’s
...prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half-lighted by the moon ; - he winds up the ascent of the stairs,...continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges ; and he en6 ters, and beholds his victim before him. The room was uncommonly open to the admission of light.... | |
 | George Merriam - 1841 - 308 pagina’s
...enters, through the window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon; he winds...and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges without noise; and he enters, and beholds his victim before him. struggle, or a motion, from the repose... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 482 pagina’s
...enters, through the window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon; he winds...and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges without noise; and he enters, and beholds his victim before him. The room was uncommonly open to the... | |
 | Salem Town - 1845 - 264 pagina’s
...prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half-lighted by the moon; he winds up the ascent of the stairs,...it turns on its hinges; and he enters, and beholds bis victim before him. The room was uncommonly open to the admission of light. The face of the innocent... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 pagina’s
...prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half-lighted by the moon; he winds up the ascent of the stairs,...the lock, by soft and continued pressure, till it turna on exciting so much attention as this, discovery must come, and will come, sooner or later. A... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 334 pagina’s
...apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely i hall, half-lighted by the moon; he winds up j the ascent of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber. Of this he moves the lock, j by soft and continued pressure, till it turns on 1 its hinges without noise; and he enters, and beholds... | |
 | Salem Town - 1847 - 420 pagina’s
...already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall half-lighted by the moon ; he winds up the ascent of the stairs...the chamber. Of this he moves the lock, by soft and continual pressure, till it turns on its hinges ; and he enters, and beholds his victim before him.... | |
 | Salem Town - 1848 - 300 pagina’s
...prepared, into an unoccupied apartment.* with noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, "fcalf-ljghted-tby the moon; he winds up the ascent of the stairs, and...lock, by soft and continued pressure, till it turns on itshingjs; and he enters, and beholds his victim before him. The room was uncommonly open to the admission... | |
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