 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1829 - 770 trang
...anecdote equally characteristic of the preacher and of himself. " I happened, " says the Doctor, " to attend one of his sermons, in " the course of which...silently resolved " he should get nothing from me. 1 had in " my pocket a handful of copper money, three " or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in... | |
 | John Close - 1833 - 182 trang
...but he was resolute in his first project, rejected my counsel, and I therefore refused to contribute. I happened, soon after, to attend one of his sermons,...four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper ; another stroke of bis oratory, made... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 trang
...anecdote 60 equally characteristic of the preacher and of himself. " I happened," says the doctor, "to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which...he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a 65 handful of copper mon«v^ three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded,... | |
 | John Gillies - 1834 - 672 trang
...project, rejected my council, and I therefore refused to contribute. I happened, soon after, to attended one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 trang
...but he was resolute in his first project, rejected my counsel, and I therefore refused to contribute. » collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me : I had in my pocket a handful... | |
 | 1837 - 588 trang
...but he was resolute in his first project, rejected my counsel, and I therefore refused to contribute. I happened, soon after, to attend one of his sermons,...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 666 trang
...but he was resolute in his first project, rejected my counsel, and I therefore refused to contribute. I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons,...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... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - 1836 - 322 trang
...an aneedote equally characteristic of the preacher and of himself. " I happened," says the doctor, " to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which...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... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1838 - 520 trang
...he, " to attend one of Mr. White" field's sermons, in the course of which I per- CHAP. VTV " ceived he intended to finish with a collection, ,"'•''. " and I silently resolved he should get nothing MBTHO" from me. I had in my pocket a handful of " copper money, three or four silver dollars, and "... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1837 - 522 trang
...he, " to attend one of Mr. White" field's sermons, in the course of which I per- CHAP. VT v " ceived he intended to finish with a collection, . " and I silently resolved he should get nothing METHO" from me. I had in my pocket a handful of " copper money, three or four silver dollars, and "... | |
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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,... 
