| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1818 - 596 pages
...our club, who being of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets...The request was fortunately made to perhaps the only mun in the company who had the firmness not to tie affected' by the preacher. His answer was: " At... | |
| John Edwards Caldwell - 1818 - 780 pages
...our club, who being of my sentiments respecting the building at Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets...The request was fortunately made to perhaps the only one in the company who had the firmness not to be affected by the preacher. His answer was, " At any... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...our club, who being of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets...felt a strong inclination to give, and applied to a neighbor who stood near him, to lend him some money for the purpose. The request was fortunately made... | |
| 1821 - 732 pages
...club, who, hearing of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a cr.llection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets...to give, and applied to a neighbour who stood near to him to lend him some money for the purpose. The request was fortunately made to perhaps the only... | |
| 1828 - 244 pages
...our club, who, being of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets...felt a strong inclination to give, and applied to a neighbor who stood near him to lend him some money for the purpose. The request was fortunately made... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1833 - 312 pages
...the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied 75 his pockets before he came from home; towards the...felt a strong inclination to give, and applied to a neighbor who stood near him to lend him some money for the purpose. The request was fortunately made... | |
| John Close - 1833 - 182 pages
...emptied his pocket, before he came from home ; but towards .the conclusion of the discourse, found a strong inclination to give, and applied to a neighbour,...lend him some money, for the purpose. The request was made to, .perhaps the only man in the company, who had the firmness not to be affected by the preacher... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...our club, who being of my sentiments respecting the buildin? in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets...towards the conclusion of the discourse however, he tèlt a strong inclination to give, and ipplied to a neighbour who stood near him, to lend him some... | |
| John Gillies - Bookbinding - 1834 - 672 pages
...our club, who, being of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had, by precaution, emptied his...from home : towards the conclusion of the discourse, howerer, he felt a strong inclination to give, and applied to a neighbor, who stood near him, to lend... | |
| Author of The young man's own book - American wit and humor - 1836 - 322 pages
...club ; who being of my sentiments respecting the object of the charity, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets...give, and applied to a neighbour who stood near him to len>" him some money for the purpose. The request ' fortunately made to perhaps the only man in company... | |
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