 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
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1853 - 428 pages
...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 cop'per 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 determined... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1853 - 570 pages
...collection, and I silently resolved he should get " nothing from me. I had in my pocket a hand" ful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, " and...proceeded, I " began to soften, and concluded to give the cop" per ; another stroke of his oratory made me " ashamed of that, and determined me to give the "... | |
 | 1853 - 418 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 pistoles 182 LONGBOWISMS. in gold. As he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another... | |
 | Bristol tabernacle - 1854 - 196 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 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... | |
 | Christians - 1856 - 390 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... | |
 | Theology - 1856 - 604 pages
...he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved that he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of 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 - Readers - 1856 - 286 pages
...perceived he intended to finish with a collection; 5 and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in 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... | |
 | Evangelists - 1857 - 540 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...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... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1858 - 414 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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