 | 1805 - 590 pages
...raising the other, pressing them both clasped together, with warmth and energy to his breast, lifting his " sightless balls" to heaven, and pouring his...tremulous voice — " but Jesus Christ like a God !" The flood which, just before, had rushed in a torrent upon my brains, and in the violence and agony... | |
 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...pressing them, both, clasped together, with warmth and en.<rgy to his breast, lifting his "sightlessballs" to heaven, and pouring his whole soul into his tremulous...more divine. Whatever I had been able to conceive the sublimity of Massillon,or the force ofBourdaloue, had fallen far short of the power which I feel... | |
 | American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...his other hand, pressing them both, clasped together, with warmth and energy to his breast, lifting his " sightless balls" to heaven, and pouring his...his tremulous voice...." but Jesus Christ.... like a Ciod !....If he had been indeed and in truth an angel of light, the effect could scarcely have been... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1805 - 144 pages
...clasped together, with warmth and energy to his breast, lifting his " sightless balls" to Heav£n, and pouring his whole soul into his tremulous voice...." but Jesus Christ. ...like a God !'r If he had been indeed and in truth an angel of light, the effect could scarcely have been more... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...his other hand, pressing them both, clasped together, with warmth and energy to his breast, lifting his sightless balls to Heaven, and pouring his whole soul into his tremulous voice— 1 ' but Jesus Christ—like a God!" If he had been indeed and in truth an angel of light, the effect... | |
 | Garnet Terry - 1812 - 408 pages
...his other hand, pressing them both, clasped together, with warmth and energy, to his breast, lifting his " sightless balls" to heaven, and pouring his...Whatever I had been able to conceive of the sublimity of Massillon or the force of Bourdaloue, had fallen far short of the power which I felt from the delivery... | |
 | 1815 - 444 pages
...pressing them hoth, clasped together, with warmth and energy to his breast, lifting his " sightless halls" to heaven, and pouring his whole soul into his tremulous...Whatever I had been able to conceive of the sublimity of Massillon or the force of Bourdaloue, had fallen far short of the power which I felt from the delivery... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1829 - 250 pages
...his other hand, pressing them both clasped together, with warmth and energy to his breast, lifting his " sightless balls" to heaven, and pouring his...Whatever I had been able to conceive of the sublimity of Maasillon, or the force of Bourdaloue, had fallen far short of the power which I felt from the delivery... | |
 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...breast, rifting bis ^ Bigness balls" to heaven, and pouringhis whole soul into his tremulousvoice — "but Jesus Christ — like a God!" If he had been...Whatever I had been able to conceive of the sublimity of Massillon, or the force of Bourdaloue, had fallen far short of ttie power which I felt from the delivery... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...his other hand, pressing them both, clasped together, with warmth and energy to his breast, lifting his sightless balls to Heaven, and pouring his whole...truth an angel of light, the effect could scarcely be more divine. Whatever I have been able to conceive of the sublimity of Massillon, or the force of... | |
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Socrates died like a philosopher" — then pausing, raising his other hand, pressing them both, clasped together, with warmth and energy, to his breast, lifting his " sightless balls" to heaven, and pouring his whole soul into his tremulous voice— "... 
