 | Young people - 1869 - 684 pages
...concluded to give the copper ; another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and I determined to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably...wholly into the collector's dish — gold and all." On one occasion, when preaching in Moorfields, London, during the Whitsuntide holidays, in spite of... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers (Elementary) - 1870 - 382 pages
...soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished...pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all. 2. "At this sermon there was also one of our club, who, being of my sentiments respecting the building... | |
 | Julia Wedgwood - Evangelical Revival - 1870 - 426 pages
...I had in my pocket. Another stroke of oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give my silver; and he finished so admirably that I emptied...pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all.' A member of the same congregation who had the same objection to contribute to the Orphan House, and... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1871 - 784 pages
...soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver; and he finished...pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all." A friend of his, opposed to this project, designedly left his money at home, fearful lest Whitefield's... | |
 | Theodore Parker - Theology - 1871 - 256 pages
...soften, and concluded to give the coppers. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver. And he finished...pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all.' Most economic of men in all expenditures of power, he could keep his pot boiling continuously, and... | |
 | Theodore Parker - American literature - 1871 - 602 pages
...soften, and concluded to give the coppers. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver. And he finished...pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all.' Most economic of men in all expenditures of power, he could keep his pot boiling continuously, and... | |
 | 1872 - 320 pages
...soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished...there was also one of our club ; who, being of my sentimeiits respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Indiana - 1872 - 382 pages
...soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished...pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all. 2. "At this sermon there was also one of our club, who, being of my sentiments respecting the building... | |
 | John Seely Hart - English literature - 1872 - 654 pages
...Another stroke of hie oratory mad* me «shamed of that, and drtfirminod me to give the silver; and be finished so admirably that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all. At this кегтпоп there woe aleo one of onr club, who, being of my sentiments respecting the building... | |
 | John Seely Hart - English literature - 1872 - 650 pages
...his oratory tn:id« me ashamed of that, and deterniiin-d mo to give the silver; and he finished eo admirably that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all. At this яегпюп there was also one uf our club, who, beiug of mj sentiment« respecting the building in... | |
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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 copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give... 
