 | Home missionary society - 1839 - 760 pages
...bringing the destruction of her babes to her remembrance ; but upon hearing the object of my inquiry, she replied with a faltering voice, " I have destroyed..." I have destroyed seven ;" and the third informed us that she had destroyed five. Thus three individuals, casually selected, had killed one-and-twenty... | |
 | 1837 - 250 pages
...bringing the destruction of her babes to her remembrance ; but, upon hearing the object of my inquiry, she replied with a faltering voice, " I have destroyed..." I have destroyed seven ;" and the third informed us that she had destroyed five. Thus three individuals, casually selected, had killed one-and-twenty... | |
 | John Williams - 1837 - 656 pages
...bringing the destruction of her babes to her remembrance; but, upon hearing the object of my inquiry, she replied, with a faltering voice, " I have destroyed..." I have destroyed seven;" and the third informed us that she had destroyed jive. Thus three individuals casually selected, had killed one-and-twenty... | |
 | 1838 - 396 pages
...bringing the destruction of her babes to her remembrance ; but, upon hearing the object of my inquiry, she replied with a faltering voice, ' I have destroyed...' I have destroyed seven;' and the third informed us that she had destroyed five. These three individuals, casually selected, had killed one and twenty... | |
 | William Beattie - 1839 - 154 pages
...bringing the destruction of her babes to her remembrance ; but upon hearing the object of my inquiry, she replied, with a faltering voice, 'I have destroyed...with tears, said, ' I have destroyed seven ;' and a third informed us that she had destroyed five. Thus three individuals, casually selected, bad killed... | |
 | 1840 - 316 pages
...bringing the destruction of her babes to hoi remembrance; but, upon hearing the object of my inquiry, she replied with a faltering voice, ' I have destroyed...' I have destroyed seven ;' and the third informed us that she had destroyed five. These three individuals, casually selected, had killed one and twenty... | |
 | John Williams - 1840 - 174 pages
...hringing the destruction of her hahes to her rememhrance ; hut, upon hearing the ohject of my inquiry, she replied, with a faltering voice, " I have destroyed...nine." The second, with eyes suffused with tears, said, " 1 have destroyed ¡even;" and a third informed us that she had destroyed jive. Thus three individuals,... | |
 | William Burder - 1841 - 624 pages
...had been converted to Christianity, were asked how many children they had destroyed. The first woman replied, with a faltering voice, " I have destroyed...tears, said, " I have destroyed seven ;" and the third said that she had destroyed five. great remorse on account of the crimes she had committed when in... | |
 | Thomas Timpson - 1841 - 368 pages
...bringing the destruction of her babes to her remembrance ; but, upon hearing the object of my inquiry, she replied, with a faltering voice, ' I have destroyed nine!' The second, with eyes suffused with * Journal of Voyages and Travels, by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet, Esq., deputed from... | |
 | Ebenezer Prout - 1846 - 544 pages
...bringing the destruction of her babes to her remembrance ; but, upon hearing the object of my inquiry, she replied, with a faltering voice, " I have destroyed...with tears, said, " I have destroyed seven ;" and a third informed us that she had destroyed five. Thus three individuals, casually selected, had killed... | |
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... Addressing the first, I said to her, " Friend, how many children have you destroyed ?" She was startled at my question, and at first charged me with unkindness, in harrowing up her feelings by bringing the destruction of her babes to her remembrance... 
