 | Aaron Crossley Hobart Seymour - 1844 - 588 Seiten
...soften, and concluded to give the copper; another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver; and he finished...the collector's dish, gold and all! At this sermon U,ere was also one of our club, who, being of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and... | |
 | 1866 - 824 Seiten
...soften, and concluded to give the copper ; another stroke of bin oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably that 1 emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all." It is, perhaps, well for some... | |
 | 1846 - 644 Seiten
...soften, and concluded to give the copper; another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver; and he finished...gold and all ! At this sermon there was also one of the club, who being of my sentiments respecting^he building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection... | |
 | 1847 - 666 Seiten
...soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished...our club ; who being of my sentiments respecting the bnilding in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precantion emptied his pockets... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1847 - 472 Seiten
...soften, and concluded to give the copper; another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished...pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all."t No wonder that such a preacher should be admired and * One of his flights of oratory, not in... | |
 | Kazlitt Arvine - 1848 - 908 Seiten
...soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished...our club; who, being of my sentiments respecting the buildingin Georgia, ami suspecting acollection might be intended, had. by pré- j caution, emptied... | |
 | Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 534 Seiten
...soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished...wholly into the" collector's dish, gold and all." Another hearer who agreed with Franklin in relation to the asylum, no less a man than Thomas Hopkinson,... | |
 | Joseph Belcher - 1849 - 1188 Seiten
...soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver; and he finished...intended, had, by precaution, emptied his pockets before ho came from home. Towards the conclusion of the discourse, however, he felt a strong inclination to... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1835 - 320 Seiten
...oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so ad70 mirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's...collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied 75 his pockets before he came from home; towards the conclusion of the discourse, however, he felt... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1849 - 602 Seiten
...soften, and concluded to give the copper; another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished...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... | |
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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... 
