 | Anne Mathews - 1860 - 380 páginas
...pistoles in gold. As the preacher went on, I softened, and resolved to give the copper; another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined...wholly into the collector's dish, — gold and all." Dear Leigh Hunt, in his charming manner, used to tell a story of two London -bred children going, some... | |
 | Abel Stevens - 1860 - 402 páginas
...known, but deserves requoting. He went to hear him in Philadelphia : " At this sermon," he says, " there was also one of our club, who, being of my sentiments...building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might bo intended, had, by precaution, emptied his pockets before he came from homo ; As though it were no... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1864 - 662 páginas
...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 determined...emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold3 and all." Betty ; tell her the account is settled, stop, ere you enter the sacred portals, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 páginas
...pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began tc soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined...collection might be intended, had, by precaution, emptied ma pockets before he came from home. Towards the conclusion of the discourse, however, he felt a strong... | |
 | George William Curtis - 1867 - 524 páginas
...pistoles in gold. As he proceeded, I began to soften, and determined to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined...who being of my sentiments respecting the building at Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had, by precaution, emptied his pockets... | |
 | 1867 - 398 páginas
...concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and I determined to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket into the collecting-box— gold and all." But the story is not ended. " At this sermon," continues... | |
 | 1867 - 978 páginas
...concluded to give him the copper. Another <troke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and I determined to give the silver; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied ray pocket wholly into the collector's dish — gold and all." Many times was the life of Whitefield... | |
 | Clergymen - 1868 - 198 páginas
...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 determined...also one of our club, who, being of my sentiments regarding the building in Georgia (the subject of Whitfield's appeal), and suspecting a collection... | |
 | David Thomas - 1868 - 404 páginas
...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 determined...admirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector•s dish — gold and all. At this sermon there was also one of our club, who being of my... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1869 - 332 páginas
...concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined to give the silver; and he finished so admirably that...wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all." " At the same sermon there was one who, being of Franklin's mind about the object, took the precaution to... | |
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I had in my pocket a handful 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 stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give... 
