One drew his revolver and covered the beds, the other walked round, poniard in hand, throwing back the bedclothes to look for arms.

When Cogia Houssain saw that she was coming to him, he pulled out his purse from his bosom to make her a present; but while he was putting his hand into it, Morgiana, with courage worthy of herself, plunged the poniard into his heart.

well, thou degree above a hackney, and ten degrees under a page, sew up your lubber lips, or 'tis not your sword and buckler shall keep my poniard from your breast.

Dubois Crance, who had been at the expence of buying a Spanish poniard at St. Malo, for the purpose of assassinating Robespierre, seems to have been calmed by the journey, and to have finally recovered his temper, before he reached the Convention.

In another place I trod the gallery where another monarch had been struck down by the poniard of a relative whom he had thwarted in his love.

Ah, Sir, these words are Poniards to my Heart; And half my Love to Duty does convert; Alas, Sir, I can be content to die, But cannot suffer this Severity: [Kneels.

" I made that night a solemn vow, To startle all beholders: I wore white muslin on my brow, Green velvet on my shoulders My trousers were supremely wide, I learn'd to swear "by Allah" I stuck a poniard by my side, And called myself "Abdallah."