 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...trembling melody — you are to remember the pitch of passion and enthusiasm to which the congregation were raised — and then the few minutes of portentous,...the preacher removing his white handkerchief from hisaged face (even yet wet from the recent torrent , of his tears) & slowly stretching forth the palsied... | |
 | 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...stretching forth the palsied hand which holds it, begins the sentence...." Socrates died like a philosopher"-.. ..then pausing, raising his other hand,... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1805 - 144 pages
...the congregation were raised. ...and then, the few minutes of portentous, death-like silence whicli reigned throughout the house... .the preacher removing his white handkerchief from his nged face, (even yet wet from the recent torrent of his tears) and slowly stretching forth- the pnlaivd... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Garnet Terry - 1812 - 408 pages
...trembling melody ; you are to remember the pitch of passion and enthusiasm to which the congregation were raised, and then the few minutes of portentous...stretching forth the palsied hand which holds it, begins the sentence: " Socrates died like a philosopher" — then pausing, raising his other hand,... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1813 - 204 pages
...the pitch of passion and enthusiasm to which the congregation were raised; and then, the few minates of portentous, deathlike silence which reigned throughout...stretching forth the palsied hand which holds it, begins the sentence: "Socrates died " like a philosopher" — then pausing, raising his other hand,... | |
 | 1815 - 444 pages
...trembling melody ; you are to remember the pitch of passion and enthusiasm to which the congregation were raised ; and then the few minutes of portentous...stretching forth the palsied hand which holds it, begins the sentence : " Socrates died like a philosopher" — then pansing, raising his other hand,... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1829 - 250 pages
...trembling melody; you are toremember the pitch of passion and enthusiasm to which the congregation were raised ; and then, the few minutes of portentous,...stretching forth the palsied hand which holds it, begins the sentence : " Socra" tes died like a philosopher" — then pausing, raising his other hand,... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...trembling melody — you are to remember the pitch of passion 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... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 490 pages
...melody—you are to remember the pitch of passion 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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... 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,... 
