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" I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars,... "
The Edinburgh Monthly Review - Page 183
1821
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History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles ...

Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1838 - 520 pages
...intended to finish with a collection, ,"'•''. " and I silently resolved he should get nothing MBTHO" from me. I had in my pocket a handful of " copper..." and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my " pocket wholly into the collection, gold and all." It appears, however, that in general his manner...
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History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of ..., Volume 2

Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1837 - 496 pages
...he intended to finish with a collection, ' . " and I silently resolved he should get nothing METHO" from me. I had in my pocket a handful of " copper..." and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my " pocket wholly into the collection, gold and all." It appears, however, that in general his manner...
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History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Aix-la-Chaoelle ...

Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1837 - 522 pages
...ceived he intended to finish with a collection, . " and I silently resolved he should get nothing METHO" from me. I had in my pocket a handful of " copper..." and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my " pocket wholly into the collection, gold and all." It appears, however, that in general his manner...
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The Percy Anecdotes, Revised Edition: To which is Added, a Valuable ...

1852 - 670 pages
...course of which I perceived he intended to finish with Þ áÓ"~" ; ßß, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful...; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all. At this sermon there was also one of our Hub...
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A System of English Grammar: Constructed Upon the Basis of Murray's Grammar ...

C. Adams - 1838 - 180 pages
...the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful...; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all. At this sermon there was also one of our club;...
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The Rhetorical Reader: Consisting of Instructions for Regulating the Voice ...

Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 pages
...finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a 65 handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars,...stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and de~ termined me to give the silver; and he finished so ad70 mirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly...
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Memoirs of Rev. George Whitefield

John Gillies - 1838 - 728 pages
...the course of which i perceived he intended to fini.sh with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket, a...handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, nnd five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper ; another...
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The Home missionary magazine. July 1836-Dec. 1846

Home missionary society - 1838 - 228 pages
...hecanse that his own plan regarding the Institution was refused, and another adopted. He had in his pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. Soon after the commencement of the sermon his mind hegan to soften, and he thought that he would give...
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The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 23

1838 - 1104 pages
...he armed himself with a dogged resolution to give nothing. The contents of his capacious pouch were a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. The homily proceeded. The philosopher gradually softened ; and the copper was destined to the collection...
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History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of ..., Volume 2

Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1839 - 532 pages
...course of which I per" ceived he intended to finish with a collection, " and I silently resolved he should get nothing " from me. I had in my pocket a..." and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my " pocket wholly into the collection, gold and all." It appears, however, that in general his manner...
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