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
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until, his ntterance being entirely obstrncted by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a lond and irrepressible flood of grief. The effect is inconceivable. The whole house resounded with... | |
| David Ramsay - History - 1858 - 600 pages
...of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance became entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings ; he raised his handkerchief to bis eyes, and burst into a loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The effect fs inconceivable: the... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 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 Wirt - Southern States - 1832 - 280 pages
...which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely nb structed by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief...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,... | |
| Orators - 1859 - 370 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... | |
| Joseph Foulkes Winks - 1837 - 806 pages
...!' — the voice of theipreacher, 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, of the congregation.... | |
| Marcius Willson - Readers - 1860 - 368 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... | |
| Marcius Willson - Bible stories - 1860 - 372 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...into a loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The eflect was inconceivable. The whole house resounded with the mingled groans, and sobs, and shrieks... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 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,... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 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 his feelings, he raised his handkerchicf to his eyes, and burst into a lond and irrepressible flood of gricf. The effect is inconceivable.... | |
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