 ... 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 - Page 451by Daniel Webster - 1830 - 520 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1857 - 396 pages
...already prepared into an unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he passes the lonely hall, halflighted by the moon ; he winds up the ascent of the stairs,...the chamber. Of this he moves the lock, by soft and continuous pressure, till it turns on its hinges without noise, and he enters and beholds his victim... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 pages
...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...and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges without noise*; and he enters', and beholds his victim before him. 5. The room was uncommonly open... | |
 | Worthy Putnam - 1858 - 420 pages
...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. light. The face of the innocent sleeper... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1858 - 660 pages
...enters, through the window already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment. With' noiseless foot he paces se ; but I had ! tliis, he moves the lock, by soft and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges without noise... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 752 pages
...unoccupied apartment. With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half lighted by the moon ; he winds tip the ascent of the stairs, and reaches the door of...the chamber. Of this, he moves the lock, by soft and contiuned pressure, till it turns on its hinges withont noise; and he enters, and beholds his victim... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1859 - 662 pages
...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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 pages
...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...Of this, he moves the lock, by soft and continued I :••••• in.', till it turns on its hinges without noise; and he enters, and beholds his... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1859 - 656 pages
...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...reaches the door of the chamber. Of this, he moves the look, by soft and continued pressure, till it tnrns on its hinges without noise ; and he enters, aqd... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1859 - 422 pages
...prepared, into an unoccupied apartment; wife noiseless foot, he paces the lonely hall, half-lighted by the moon ; he winds up the ascent' of the stairs,...door of the chamber. Of this he moves the lock, by sSft and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges; and he enters, and beholds his victim before... | |
 | John Todd - 1859 - 330 pages
...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...ascent of the stairs, and reaches the door of the apartment. Of this he moves the lock, by soft and continued pressure, till it turns on its hinges without... | |
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