 | Anne Mathews - 1860 - 380 páginas
...or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As the preacher went on, I softened, and resolved to give the copper; another stroke of his oratory...wholly into the collector's dish, — gold and all." Dear Leigh Hunt, in his charming manner, used to tell a story of two London -bred children going, some... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1864 - 662 páginas
...me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, throe or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded...emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold3 and all." Betty ; tell her the account is settled, stop, ere you enter the sacred portals, and... | |
 | James Parton - 1864 - 668 páginas
...; I had in my pocket a handful of copper-money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold ; as he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded...stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and 11* determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly... | |
 | 1867 - 398 páginas
...from me. I had in my pocket a handful of coppers, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded...stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and I determined to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket into the collecting-box—... | |
 | 1867 - 978 páginas
...concluded to give him the copper. Another <troke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and I determined to give the silver; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied ray pocket wholly into the collector's dish — gold and all." Many times was the life of Whitefield... | |
 | Clergymen - 1868 - 198 páginas
...me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded...also one of our club, who, being of my sentiments regarding the building in Georgia (the subject of Whitfield's appeal), and suspecting a collection... | |
 | David Thomas - 1868 - 404 páginas
...me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded...admirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector•s dish — gold and all. At this sermon there was also one of our club, who being of my... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 426 páginas
...me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the coppers. Another stroke of his oratory made me asham'd of that, and determin'd me to give the silver... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1869 - 332 páginas
...collection. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded...his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined to give the silver; and he finished so admirably that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's... | |
 | Young people - 1869 - 684 páginas
..." I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded...stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and I determined to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably that I emptied my pocket wholly into... | |
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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... 
