Possible Clues:

• Revolutionary leader USA empowered -- not totally deliberate
• Assessed honeyed drink — certainly can be swallowed
• Carefully thought out, response perhaps
• Just grabbing a second uniform daughter carefully selected
• Controlled setter confident dismissing second son
• Controlled setter, confident when dismissing second son
• Considered taking a certain duke after me
• Considered meeting everyone initially on a certain day
• Sized up the length of rattlesnakes on top of exotic head carried by wild Medusa
• Ascertained dimensions; or, slow and steady