 | John Francis Knapp - Trials (Murder) - 1830 - 258 pages
...from the murderer, and the beams of the moon, resting on the grey locks of his aged temple, shewed him where to strike. The fatal blow is given! and...heart, and replaces it again over the wounds of the poignaid ! To finish the picture, he explores the wrist for the pulse ! he feels it, and ascertains... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1830 - 518 pages
...the murderer, and the beams of the moon, resting on the gray locks of his aged temple, showed him 451 where to strike. The fatal blow is given! and the...heart, and replaces it again over the wounds of the poniard! To finish the picture, he explores the wrist for the pulse! he feels it, and ascertains that... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...from the murderer, and the beams of the moon, resting on the gray locks of his aged temple, showed him where to strike. The fatal blow is given ! and...heart, and replaces it again over the wounds of the poniard ! To finish the picture, he explores the wrist for the pulse ! he feels it, and ascertains... | |
 | Law - 1832 - 504 pages
...plies the dagger, though it was obvious that life had been destroyed by the blow of the bludgeon, lie even raises the aged arm, that he may not fail in...heart, and replaces it again over the wounds of the poiniard ! To finish the picture, he explores the wrist for the pulse ! he feels it, and ascertains... | |
 | Law - 1834 - 614 pages
...been destroyed by the blow of the bludgeon. He even raises the aged arm, that he may not fail in bis aim at the heart, and replaces it again over the wounds of the poniard? To finish the picture he explores the wrist for the pulse ! he feels it, and ascertains that... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1835 - 524 pages
...from the murderer, and the beams of the moon, resting on the gray locks of his aged temple, showed him where to strike. The fatal blow is given! and...heart, and replaces it again over the wounds of the poniard! To finish the picture, he explores the wrist for the pulse! he feels it, and ascertains that... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1835 - 1166 pages
...obvious that lift; liad been '!•stroyed by the blow of the bludgeon. — He even raises the agfd arm. that he may not fail in his aim at the heart, and replaces it again ni г the wounds of the poniard! To finish, the picture, he explore« tht wrist for the pulse! he feels... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - Oratory - 1836 - 404 pages
...plies the dagger, though it was obvious that life had been destroyed by the blow of the bludgeon.—He even raises the aged arm, that he may not fail in...heart, and replaces it again over the wounds of the poniard ! To finish the picture, he explores the wrist for the pulse ! he feels it, and ascertains... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - America - 1838 - 288 pages
...from the murderer, and the beams of the moon, resting on the gray locks of his aged temple, showed him where to strike. The fatal blow is given! and...heart, and replaces it again over the wounds of the poniard. To finish the picture, he explores the wrist for the pulse! he feels it, and ascertains that... | |
 | Harriet Martineau - Slavery - 1838 - 354 pages
...repose of sleep to the repose of death! It is the assassin's purpose to make sure work; and he jet plies the dagger, though it was obvious that life...heart, and replaces it again over the wounds of the poniard. To finish the picture, he explores the wrist for the pulse! he feels it, and ascertains that... | |
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... to the repose of death. It is the assassin's purpose to make sure work ; and he yet plies the dagger, though it was obvious that life had been destroyed by the blow of the bludgeon. He even raises the aged arm, that he may not fail in his aim at the... 
