But the tide (which stays for no man) calling them away, that were thus loth to depart, their Reverend Pastor falling down on his knees, and they all with him, with watery cheeks commended them with most fervent prayers... The Harvard Theological Review - Page 2721920Full view - About this book
| European history - 1860 - 310 pages
...from tears. But the tide, which stays for no man, calling them away that were thus loath to depart, their reverend pastor, falling down on his knees,...cheeks, commended them, with most fervent prayers, unto the Lord and his blessing, and then with mutual embraces and many tears, they took their leaves... | |
| Henry Howard Brownell - America - 1863 - 554 pages
...could not refrain from tears." Their pastor, Robinson, who, with a portion of his people, remained, "falling down on his knees, and they all with him,...mutual embraces and many tears, they took their leaves of one another, which proved to be their last leave to many of them."* II. TORMY VOYAGE OF THE PILGRIMS... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Morris - United States - 1864 - 842 pages
...to depart, their reverend pastor, falling down upon his knees, and they all with him, with watered cheeks commended them with most fervent prayers to...then, with mutual embraces and many tears, they took leave of one another, which proved their last leave to many of them." Before they sailed, on the deck... | |
| Massachusetts - 1866 - 56 pages
...reverend pastor, falling down on his knees, and all they with him, commended them with most fervent tears to the Lord and his blessing ; and then, with mutual embraces and many tears, they took their leave of one another — which proved to be their last leave to many of them." Such is the affecting... | |
| Pilgrim Society (Plymouth, Mass.) - Massachusetts - 1866 - 66 pages
...reverend pastor, falling down on his knees, ana all they with him, commended them with most fervent tears to the Lord and his blessing ; and then, with mutual embraces and many tears, they took their leave of one another — which proved to be thcir last leave to many of them." Such is the affecting... | |
| Samuel Giles Buckingham - New England - 1867 - 64 pages
...unfeigned love:— but the tide, which stays for no man, calling them away, that were thus loth to depart, their reverend pastor, falling down on his knees,...then with mutual embraces and many tears, they took leave of one another, which proved to be their lust leave to many of them :"—(Young's Chron., p.... | |
| David Thomas - African Americans - 1868 - 222 pages
...Yet comfortable and sweet it was to see such lively and tiue expressions of dear and unfeigned love. Their reverend pastor falling down on his knees, and...cheeks, commended them with most fervent prayers, unto the Lord and his blessing ; and then, with mutual embraces and many tears, they took their leave... | |
| Alexis de Tocqueville - Constitutional history - 1870 - 628 pages
...from tears. But the tide (which stays for no man) calling them away, that were thus loth to depart, their Reverend Pastor, falling down on his knees,...watery cheeks commended them with most fervent prayers unto the Lord and his blessing ; and then with mutual embraces and many tears they took their leaves... | |
| Various - 1871 - 664 pages
...unfeigned love. But the tide, which stays for no man, calling away them that were thus loth to depart, their reverend pastor falling down on his knees, and...with mutual embraces and many tears, they took their leave one of another ; which proved to be the last leave to many of them. They on board gave them a... | |
| Pilgrim Society (Plymouth, Mass.) - 1872 - 72 pages
...reverend pastor, falling dowrn on his knees, and all they with him, commended them with most fervent tears to the Lord and his blessing ; and then, with mutual embraces and niany tears, t'ley took their leave of one another — which prove";! to be their last leave to many... | |
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