 Another 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 the collector's dish, gold and all. At this sermon there was also one of our club who, being...  Benjamin Franklin: A Biography - Page 156by George Canning Hill - 1888 - 333 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Edwards Caldwell - 1818 - 780 pages
...made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish,...who being of my sentiments respecting the building at Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets before... | |
 | Robert Southey - Methodism - 1820 - 856 pages
...heard the voice of prayer and praise. Some young * " At this sermon," continues Franklin, "there ivas also one of our club, who. being of my sentiments...intended, had, by precaution, emptied his pockets before h« came from home : towards the conclusion of the discourse, however, he felt a strong inclination... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pockets wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all. "...At this sermon there was also one of our club, who, hearing of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a cr.llection might be... | |
 | Joseph Clinton Robertson - 1822 - 206 pages
...made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish,...this sermon there was also one of our club ; who, heing of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might he intended,... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1825 - 582 pages
...made me ashamed of that, and " termined me to give the silver; and he fifli " ed so admirably, that I emptied my pocket " wholly into the collector's dish,...respecting the "building in Georgia, and suspecting a collec" tion might be intended, had by precaution '* emptied his pockets before he came from " home... | |
 | 1829 - 140 pages
...made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all. "At this sermon," continues Franklin, "there was also one of our club, who, being of my sentiments respecting the building... | |
 | George Ramsay - Anecdotes - 1828 - 654 pages
...made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all ! At this sermon there was one of our club, who, being of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Church history - 1829 - 770 pages
...that, and de" termined me to give the silver; and he finishAND DIT1NES. 101 " ed so admirably, that I emptied my pocket " wholly into the collector's dish,...respecting the " building in Georgia, and suspecting a collec" tion might be intended, had by precaution " emptied his pockets before he came from " home... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1833 - 312 pages
...made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver; and he finished so ad70 mirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish,...collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied 75 his pockets before he came from home; towards the conclusion of the discourse, however, he felt... | |
 | John Close - 1833 - 182 pages
...my pockets wholly, into the collector's ,dish, gold and all ! At this sermon, (continues Franklin) there was also one of our club, who, being of my sentiments,...might be intended, had, by precaution, emptied his pocket, before he came from home ; but towards .the conclusion of the discourse, found a strong inclination... | |
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