Bozzaris told them of the destruction that impended over Missolonghi, proposed a sortie, and announced that it should consist only of volunteers.
Whatever he felt, whatever he thought, whatever dread he might have of the future as it impended over himself--he must be loyal to his name.
Mr. Foote was not anxious now, but frightened; frightened as any potentate might be who perceived that the succession was threatened, that extinction impended over his line.
At first I did not even know whether I was in the open air, or not, for I felt the wind, saw large spaces of dim light, and yet could distinguish that something like a vault impended over my head.
The chancellor, who likewise perceived the danger that impended over the horse-dealer, did his utmost to bring the affair to a conclusion before it became entangled and complicated by new events.
While these calamities impended over their ancient state, the Swedes felt confident that Gustavus was too rash to avert the storm by submission, too weak, and perhaps too unlucky, to resist its violence.
Danger still impended over me; the bloody purpose was still entertained, but the hand that was to execute it, was powerless in all places but one!
The first visitings of this light called up a train of horrors in my mind; destruction impendedover this spot; the voice which I had lately heard had warned me to retire, and had menaced me with the fate of my father if I refused.
Some disaster impendedover her husband or herself.
Whatever evil impended over her, I had no power to avert it.
Was the tempest that had just past a signal of the ruin which impended over me?
I was far from being perfectly at ease on that head, but entertained no distinct conception of the danger that impended over them.
This meant that whatever impended was coming from that point of the compass.
Neither eye nor ear could detect anything of the peril which the rancher believed impended with the same faith that he believed the sun would rise on the following morning.
His second was his publishing the pamphlet "Bonaparte and the Bourbons" at the very moment when that restoration impended which raised Louis XVIII.
It was a true presentiment of the comparative fortune of fame that impended for these two men.
The river was confined between high and cragged rocks, one of which impendedabove the spot where the canoe rested.
Not only the dangers through which they had passed, but those which still impended above them, appeared to be momentarily forgotten, in the soothing indulgence of such a family meeting.
The shock of the belief that instant death impended was somewhat softened by the knowledge that the crisis was deferred for a time at least, though it was impossible to guess for how long.
The piles of smoke which lay above the valley began to rise, and were dispelling rapidly; and streaks of livid lightning were dancing through the masses of clouds thatimpended over the western hills.
Danger still impendedover me; the bloody purpose was still entertained, but the hand that was to execute it was powerless in all places but one!
Was the tempest that had just passed a signal of the ruin which impended over me?
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