 | 1805 - 590 pages
...they do" — the voice of the preacher, which had grown fainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings,...his handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a loud and irresistible flood of grief. The first sentence with which he broke the awful silence, was a quotation... | |
 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...the voice of the preacher, which had, all along, grown fainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings,...his handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The effect is inconceivable. The whole house resounded with' the... | |
 | American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...gentle prayer of pardon on his enemies, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do"... .the voice of the preacher, which had, all along, faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes and... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1805 - 144 pages
...of the preacher, which had, all along, faltered, grew iainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings,...his handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The efiect is inconceivable. The whole house resound' « d with the... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...gentle prayer of pardon on his enemies, " Father forgive them, for they know not what they do"—the voice of the preacher which had all along, faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes, and... | |
 | Garnet Terry - 1812 - 408 pages
...gentle prayer of pardon on his enemies, " Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do!" — the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes, and... | |
 | 1815 - 444 pages
...prayer of pardon on his enemies, " Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do !" — the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely obstrncted by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes, and... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1829 - 250 pages
...gentle prayer of pardon on his enemies, "Father forgive " them, for they know not what they do"— the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being intirely obstructed by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes, and... | |
 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...gentle prayer of pardon on his enemies, " Father forgive them, for they know not what they do." The voice of the preacher which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance, being entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes, and... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...ol" the preacher which had all along faultered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings,...his handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The effect is inconceivable. The whole house resounded with the mingled... | |
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Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do," — the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until, his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his... 
