 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,...  Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin - Trang 43bởi Benjamin Franklin - 1834Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | Bristol tabernacle - 1854 - 196 trang
...the collection. He had in his pocket, copper and silver, besides several pistoles of gold. He writes, "As he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded...copper ; another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 trang
...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...copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket... | |
 | Christians - 1856 - 390 trang
...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...copper ; another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver; and he finished so admirably that I emptied my pocket... | |
 | 1856 - 604 trang
...course of which I perceived that he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved that he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket...copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five gold pistoles. As he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper; another stroke... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - 1856 - 286 trang
...attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection; 5 and I silently resolved he should get nothing from...my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four 6 silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded to give... | |
 | 1857 - 540 trang
...happened to attend one of his sermons, in the cffcirse of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get...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... | |
 | 1858 - 414 trang
...Doctor, " to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which 1 perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get...copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket... | |
 | William C. Conant - 1858 - 472 trang
...happened 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...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... | |
 | William Buell Sprague - 1859 - 854 trang
...after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I percelved he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get...copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver, and he fmished so admirably that I emptied my pocket... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1859 - 710 trang
...attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collectibn, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from...copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket... | |
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