 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1818 - 596 Seiten
...our club, who being of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets...The request was fortunately made to perhaps the only mun in the company who had the firmness not to tie affected' by the preacher. His answer was: " At... | |
 | John Edwards Caldwell - 1818 - 780 Seiten
...our club, who being of my sentiments respecting the building at Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets...The request was fortunately made to perhaps the only one in the company who had the firmness not to be affected by the preacher. His answer was, " At any... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 Seiten
...our club, who being of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets...felt a strong inclination to give, and applied to a neighbor who stood near him, to lend him some money for the purpose. The request was fortunately made... | |
 | 1821 - 732 Seiten
...club, who, hearing of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a cr.llection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets...to give, and applied to a neighbour who stood near to him to lend him some money for the purpose. The request was fortunately made to perhaps the only... | |
 | 1825 - 342 Seiten
...of " his oratory made me ashamed of that, and de" termined me to give the silver; and he finish-, " ed so admirably, that I emptied my pocket " wholly...towards the conclusion of the discourse, " however, rie felt a strong inclination to give, " and applied to a neighbour who stood near " him, to lend him... | |
 | 1828 - 244 Seiten
...our club, who, being of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets...felt a strong inclination to give, and applied to a neighbor who stood near him to lend him some money for the purpose. The request was fortunately made... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 Seiten
...the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied 75 his pockets before he came from home; towards the...felt a strong inclination to give, and applied to a neighbor who stood near him to lend him some money for the purpose. The request was fortunately made... | |
 | John Close - 1833 - 182 Seiten
...emptied his pocket, before he came from home ; but towards .the conclusion of the discourse, found a strong inclination to give, and applied to a neighbour,...lend him some money, for the purpose. The request was made to, .perhaps the only man in the company, who had the firmness not to be affected by the preacher... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 Seiten
...our club, who being of my sentiments respecting the buildin? in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets...towards the conclusion of the discourse however, he tèlt a strong inclination to give, and ipplied to a neighbour who stood near him, to lend him some... | |
 | John Gillies - 1834 - 672 Seiten
...our club, who, being of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had, by precaution, emptied his...from home : towards the conclusion of the discourse, howerer, he felt a strong inclination to give, and applied to a neighbor, who stood near him, to lend... | |
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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 sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied... 
