 | Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 pagina’s
...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...of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber. Of this, he moves the lock, by soft and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges; and he enters,... | |
 | John Francis Knapp - 1830 - 258 pagina’s
...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 in...of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber. Of this he moves the lock, by soft and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges; and he enters,... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 pagina’s
...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 in...an unoccupied apartment. — With noiseless foot he pates the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon; he winds up the ascent of the stairs, and reaches... | |
 | 1832 - 504 pagina’s
...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 in...of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber. Of this, he moves the lock, by soft and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges ; and he enters,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 pagina’s
...and on all beneath his roof. A healthful old man, to whom sleep was sweet, the first sound •lumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace....of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber. Of this he moves the lock, by soft and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges ; and he enters... | |
 | 1834 - 614 pagina’s
...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 in...of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber. Of this he moves the lock, by soft and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges, and he enters,... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1835 - 1166 pagina’s
...destined victim, and on all beneath his roof. A healthful old man, to whom sleep was sweet, the tirst sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft...of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber. Of this, he mo.ves the lock, by soft and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges; and he enters,... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 pagina’s
...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 in...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 - 932 pagina’s
...his roof. A healthful old man, to whom sleep was sweet, the first sound slumbers of the night held in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters,...of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber. Of this he moves the lock, by soft and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges, and he enters,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1839 - 322 pagina’s
...was sweet, — the first sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace. 6. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared,...of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber. Of this he moves the lock, by soft and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges without noise... | |
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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 in their soft but strong embrace. The assassin enters, through the window already prepared,... 
