 | 1805 - 590 pages
...indignation, and my hands were involuntarily and convulsively clenched. But when he came to describe the patience, the forgiving meekness of our Saviour...to the life, his blessed eyes streaming in tears, turned to heaven — his voice breathing to God a soft and gentle prayerof pardon on his enemies, —... | |
 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...indignation, and my hands were involuntarily and convulsively clenched. — But when he came to touch the patience, the forgiving meekness of our Saviour...his enemies " Father forgive them, for they know not what they do" — the voice of the preacher, which had, all along, grown fainter and fainter, until... | |
 | American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...patience, the forgiving meekness of our Saviour.. ..when lie crew, to the life, his blessed e\ es, streaming in tears to heaven. ...his voice breathing...his enemies, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do"... .the voice of the preacher, which had, all along, faltered, grew fainter and fainter,... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1805 - 144 pages
...the patience, the forgiving meekness of our Saviour.. ..v/hen he drew, to the life, his bless- i cd eyes streaming in tears to Heaven. ...his voice breathing to God, a soft and gentle prayer of partlon on his enemies, " Father forgive them, for they know not what they do".. ..the voice of the... | |
 | David Ramsay - Enslaved persons - 1809 - 642 pages
...eyes. But when became to touch •'« the patience, the forgiving meekness of our Saviour ; wheti " he drew to the life his blessed eyes streaming in...his voice breathing to God a soft and gentle prayer a of pardon on his enemies — "Father forgive them, for they " know not what they do "— rrthe voice... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...convulsively clenched. But when he came to touch the patience, the forgiving meekliess of our Saviour—when he drew, to the life, his blessed eyes streaming in tears to Heaven—his voice breathing to God, a soft and gentle prayer of pardon on his enemies, " Father forgive... | |
 | 1815 - 444 pages
...indignation ; and my hands were involuntarily and convulsively clenched ! But when he came to tonch on the patience, the forgiving meekness of our Saviour;...enemies, " Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do !" — the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter,... | |
 | Joshua Marsden - Bermuda Islands - 1816 - 324 pages
...force of description, that the original scene appeared to be at that moment acting before our eyes; but when he came to touch on the patience, the forgiving...his voice breathing to God a soft and gentle prayer for pardon on his enemies, ' father forgive them, f»r they know not what they do.' The effect was... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1829 - 250 pages
...soul kindled with a flame of indignation ; and my hands were involuntarily and convulsively clinched. But when he came to touch on the patience, the forgiving...enemies, "Father forgive " them, for they know not what they do"— the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter,... | |
 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...soul kindled with a flame of indignation ; and my hands were involuntarily and convulsively clenched. But when he came to touch on the patience, the forgiving...life, his blessed eyes streaming in tears to heaven ; hia voice breathing to God, a soft and gentle prayer of pardon on his enemies, " Father forgive them,... | |
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Saviour; when he drew, to the life, his blessed eyes streaming in tears to heaven; his voice breathing to God, a soft and gentle prayer of pardon on his enemies, * Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do... 
