 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...  The Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine - Page 5341817Full view - About this book
 | George Willson - Elocution - 1840 - 298 pages
...the j.reacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being 6 entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings,...handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a loud and irre- • pressible flood of grief. The effect was inconceivable. The whole house resounded with the... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1841 - 266 pages
...which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely ob structed by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief...sobs, and shrieks of the congregation. It was some tune before the tumult had subsided, so far as to permit him to proceed. Indeed, judging by the usual,... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1843 - 324 pages
...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...loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The effect was inconceivable. The whole house resounded with the mingled groans, and sobs, and shrieks of the... | |
 | George Willson - American literature - 1844 - 300 pages
...the {.readier, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being 6 entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings,...loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The effect was inconceivable. The whole house resounded with the mingled groans, and sobs, and shrieks of the... | |
 | Henry Howe - Virginia - 1845 - 562 pages
...do" — the voice 01 the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of...was some time before the tumult had subsided so far as to permit him to proceed. Indeed, judging by the usual, but fallacious standard of my own weakness,... | |
 | William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 482 pages
..." — the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until, his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of...was some time before the tumult had subsided so far as to permit him to proceed. Indeed, judging by the usual, but fallacious standard of my own weakness,... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...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...was some time before the tumult had subsided, so far as to permit him to proceed. Indeed, judging by the usual, but fallacious standard of my own weakness,... | |
 | William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 494 pages
..." — the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until, his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of...effect is inconceivable. The whole house resounded wjth the mingled groans, and sobs, and shrieks, of the congregation. It was some time before the tumult... | |
 | Henry Howe - Virginia - 1845 - 596 pages
...obstructed by the force of Ins feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a^oud and irrepressible flood of grief. The effect is inconceivable....groans, and sobs, and shrieks of the congregation. It wits some time before the tumult had subsided so far as to permit him to proceed. Indeed, judging by... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Elocution - 1845 - 348 pages
...which had all along faultered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance became entirely obscured by the force of his feelings; he raised his handkerchief...eyes, and burst into a loud and irrepressible flood of tears. The effect was inconceivable. The whole house resounded with the mingled groans, and sobs, and... | |
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