 | 1847 - 666 Seiten
...characteristic of the preacher and of himself. " I happened," says the doctor, "to attend one of his sermous, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a rr "^'-''"a, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1848 - 676 Seiten
...but 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... | |
 | Kazlitt Arvine - 1848 - 908 Seiten
...further illustrates the power of Mr. Whitefield's eloquence : — " I happened," says the doctor, " to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which...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... | |
 | Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 534 Seiten
...interesting to be omitted, and is best told in his own words. " I happened soon after," says Franklin, " to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which...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... | |
 | Joseph Belcher - 1849 - 490 Seiten
...himself, further illustrates the power of Mr. Whitefield's eloquence : " I happened," says the doctor, " to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which...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... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1849 - 602 Seiten
...Franklin refused to subscribe. " I happened soon after," says he, "to attend one of Mr. Whitefield's sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended...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... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1835 - 320 Seiten
...anecdote 60 equally characteristic of the preacher and of himself. " I happened," says the doctor, " to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which...he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a 65 handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded,... | |
 | 1849 - 320 Seiten
...in his first project, rejected my counsel, and I therefore refused to contribute. I happened sofln after to attend one of his sermons, in the course...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... | |
 | 1849 - 814 Seiten
...but 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, in the course of which I perceived that he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me.... | |
 | Joseph Belcher - 1849 - 1188 Seiten
...himself, further illustrates the power of Mr. White-field's eloquence : " I happened," says the doctor, " to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived lie intended to finish with ;i collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I... | |
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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 dollars,... 
