 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 dollars,...  1730-1784 - Pagina 547geredigeerd door - 1910Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1824 - 758 pagina’s
...he was resolute in his first project, rejected my counsel, and I therefore refused to contribute. I happened, soon after, to attend one of his sermons,...I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. 1 had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 pagina’s
...he was resolute in his first project, rejected my counsi 1, and I therefore refused to contribute. I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons,...four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold; as he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me... | |
 | John Edwards Caldwell - 1818 - 780 pagina’s
...he was resolved in his first project, rejected my counsel, and I therefore refused to contribute. I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons,...silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold ; as he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me... | |
 | 1818 - 594 pagina’s
...every street." The following anecdote is at once characteristic of the preacher and of the hearer. " I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons,...four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold : as lie proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1818 - 596 pagina’s
...bad determined not to subscribe to the accomplishment. ' I happened soon after,' says Dr. Franklin, ' to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which...silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold ; as he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another •stroke of his oratory made... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 pagina’s
...he was resolute in his first project, rejected my counsel, and I therefore refused to contribute. I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons,...nothing from 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,... | |
 | 1818 - 588 pagina’s
...he was resolute in his first project, rejected my counsel, and I therefore refused to contribute. I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons,...get nothing from 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,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1820 - 856 pagina’s
...he was resolute in his first project, rejected my counsel, and I therefore refused to contribute. I happened, soon after, to attend one of his sermons,...four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper ; another * One of his flights of oratory,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1820 - 642 pagina’s
...he was resolute in his first project, rejected my counsel, and I therefore refused to contribute. I happened, soon after, to attend one of his sermons,...four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper ; another stroke of his oratory made... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1820 - 516 pagina’s
...he was resolute in his first project, rejected my counsel, and I therefore refused to contribute. I happened, soon after, to attend one of his sermons,...collection, and I silently resolved he should get * Mr. Winter relates a curions anecdote of his preaching at a maid-servant who had displeased him by... | |
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