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" ... of portentous, deathlike silence which reigned throughout the house ; the preacher removing his white handkerchief from his aged face, (even yet wet from the recent torrent of his tears) , and slowly stretching forth the palsied hand which holds it,... "
The Letters of the British Spy - Page 137
by William Wirt - 1829 - 224 pages
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The Connecticut evangelical magazine, Volume 6

1805 - 590 pages
...completely understand what Demosthenes meant by laying such a stress on delivery. — You are to rem'ember the pitch of passion and enthusiasm to which the congregation...raised — and then the few minutes of portentous, death like silence, which reigned throughout the house — the preacher removed his white handkerchief...
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The British Spy, Or, Letters to a Member of the British Parliament: Written ...

William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...solemn, well accented enunciation, and his voice of affecting, trembling melody — you are to remember the pitch of passion and enthusiasm to which the congregation...the preacher removing his white handkerchief from hisaged face (even yet wet from the recent torrent , of his tears) & slowly stretching forth the palsied...
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The Literary Magazine, and American Register, Volume 1

American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...»îlence which reigned throughout the hoube....the preacher removing his white handkerchief from his aguí face (even yet wet from the recent torrent of his...palsied hand which holds it, begins the sentence...." Socrates died like a philosopher"-.. ..then pausing, raising his other hand, pressing them both, clasped...
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The Letters of the British Spy

William Wirt - Virginia - 1805 - 144 pages
...\ve)l • accented enunciation, and his voice of affecuriri-, trembling melody—.you are to remember the pitch of passion and enthusiasm to which the congregation...the few minutes of portentous, death-like silence whicli reigned throughout the house... .the preacher removing his white handkerchief from his nged...
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The History of South-Carolina: From Its First Settlement in 1670 ..., Volume 2

David Ramsay - Enslaved persons - 1809 - 642 pages
...trembling, melody ; you arc to remember " the pitch of passion and enthusiasm to which the congrega" tion were raised ; and then the few minutes of portentous...stretching forth the palsied hand which holds it, be" gins the sentence : " Socrates died like a philosopher ;" " then pausing, raising his other hand,...
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The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending ...

Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...melody—you are to remember the pitch of pasiion and enthusiasm to which the congregation were raised—-and then, the few minutes of portentous, death-like silence which reigned throughout the house—the preacher removing his white handkerchief from his aged face, (even yet wet from the recent...
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The pulpit; or, A biographical and literary account of eminent ..., Volume 2

Garnet Terry - 1812 - 408 pages
...solemn, wellaccented enunciation, and his voice of affecting trembling melody ; you are to remember the pitch of passion and enthusiasm to which the congregation...palsied hand which holds it, begins the sentence: " Socrates died like a philosopher" — then pausing, raising his other hand, pressing them both, clasped...
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The New evangelical magazine and theological review, Volume 1

1815 - 444 pages
...solemn, well-accented enunciation, and his voice of affecting trembling melody ; you are to remember the pitch of passion and enthusiasm to which the congregation...the palsied hand which holds it, begins the sentence : " Socrates died like a philosopher" — then pansing, raising his other hand, pressing them hoth,...
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The Republican Compiler: Comprising a Series of Scientific, Descriptive ...

A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...solemn, well accented enunciation, and his voice of affecting, trembling melody ; you are to remember the pitch of passion and enthusiasm' to which the congregation were raised ; and then the fe^v minutes of portentous, death-like silence, which reigi»d throughout the house : the preacher...
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The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending ...

Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...solemn, well accented enunciation, and' his voice of affecting, trembling melody — you are to remember the pitch of passion and enthusiasm to which the congregation...portentous, death-like silence which reigned throughout the house—the preacher removing his white handkerchief from his aged face (even yet wet from the recent...
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