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... The Juvenile instructor and companion - Page 261by Young people - 1869Full view - About this book
| Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 386 pages
...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...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... | |
| Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...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, and five pistols in gold. As he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke... | |
| 1828 - 244 pages
...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...and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of bis oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver and he finished so admirably,... | |
| George Ramsay - Anecdotes - 1828 - 654 pages
...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...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 wholly into... | |
| Charles Augustus Goodrich - Church history - 1829 - 770 pages
...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...in gold. " As he proceeded, I began to soften, and con" eluded to give the copper. Another stroke of " his oratory made me ashamed of that, and de" termined... | |
| John Close - 1833 - 182 pages
...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...and concluded to give the copper ; another stroke of bis oratory, made me ashamed of that, and determined to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably,... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1833 - 312 pages
...silently resolved 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...stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver; and he finished so ad70 mirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly... | |
| John Gillies - Bookbinding - 1834 - 672 pages
...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...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 into the collector's... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...perceived he intended to finish with » collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me : I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three...copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed ofthat, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket... | |
| Theology - 1837 - 588 pages
...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...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 wholly into... | |
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