 | 1837 - 588 páginas
...of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper; another...pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all." THE LOSS OF FRIENDS. "Friend after friend depart*. H'ko ha» not lost a friend? How often have we uttered... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - 1836 - 322 páginas
...copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another...our club ; who being of my sentiments respecting the object of the charity, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1838 - 520 páginas
...copper money, three or four silver dollars, and " five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded, I began " to soften, and concluded to give the copper ; " another...admirably, that I emptied my " pocket wholly into the collection, gold and all." It appears, however, that in general his manner was theatrical and his language... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1837 - 522 páginas
...copper money, three or four silver dollars, and " five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded, I began " to soften, and concluded to give the copper ; " another...admirably, that I emptied my " pocket wholly into the collection, gold and all." It appears, however, that in general his manner was theatrical and his language... | |
 | C. Adams - 1838 - 180 páginas
...copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another...At this sermon there was also one of our club; who, being'of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended,... | |
 | 1852 - 670 páginas
...copper money, three or four silver dol-lars, and five pistoles in gold. AS he proceeded, I began to would have refused iheae Hub ; who being of my senti-ments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might... | |
 | John Gillies - 1838 - 728 páginas
...he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper ; another stroke of his orator}' made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give...he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket into the collector's dish, gold and all."* The manner in which he once turned a thunder storm to his... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 páginas
...copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and de~ termined me to give the silver; and he finished so ad70 mirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly... | |
 | Robert Philip - 1838 - 566 páginas
...the copper. The next stroke won the silver: — and the fmishing stroke was so admirable, he says, " that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish — gold and all ! " This is a good story ; but he tells a still better one of his friend Hopkinson. He had gone empty-handed,... | |
 | Robert Philip - 1838 - 678 páginas
...give the copper. The next stroke won the silver; and the finishing stroke was so admirable, he says, " that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish —gold and all." This is a good story; hut he tells a still better one of his friend Hopkinson. He had gone empty-handed,... | |
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... to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles... 
