 | 1824 - 758 trang
...perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. 1 had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three...four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As lie proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper ; another stroke of his oratory made... | |
 | 1818 - 588 trang
...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 in...concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratorymade me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver, and he finished B0 admirably,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 trang
...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 in...soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another ftroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver; and he finished.... | |
 | 1818 - 594 trang
...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,...four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold : as lie proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1820 - 856 trang
...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,...soften, and concluded to give the copper ; another * One of his flights of oratory, not in the best taste, is related on Hume's authority " After a solemn... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1820 - 660 trang
...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,...dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded 1 began to soften, and concluded to give the copper ; another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1820 - 516 trang
...me to Betty ; tell her the accqunt is settled, and that 1 have nothing more against her.'" nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money 4 three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded... | |
 | 1821 - 732 trang
...I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved lie should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper, money,...; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pockets wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all. " At this sermon there was also one of our... | |
 | Joseph Clinton Robertson - 1822 - 206 trang
...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,...dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded, I hegan to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of... | |
 | Thousand notable things - 1822 - 604 trang
...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,...dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded, 1 began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed... | |
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I happened soon after 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,... 
