 Devotion alone should have stopped me, to join in the duties of the congregation; but I must confess that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness was not the least of my motives.  The Letters of the British Spy - Page 195by William Wirt - 1844 - 260 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1805 - 590 pages
...alone should have stopped me to join in the duties of the congregation ; but I confess that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness, was not...white linen cap, his shrivelled hands, and his voice, all shaking under the in—. fluence of a: palsy, in a- few moments ascertained to me that he was perfectly... | |
 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...should have stopped me to join in the duties of the congregation ; but I must confess that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness, was not...white linen cap, his shrivelled hands, and his voice, all shaking under the influence of a palsy, in a few moments ascertained to me that he was perfectly... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1805 - 144 pages
...should have stopped me, to join in the duties of the con. gregation ; but I must confess, that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness, was not...preternatural appearance. He was a tall and very spare old man....his head, •which was covered with a white linen cap, his shrivelled hands, and his voice,... | |
 | David Ramsay - Enslaved persons - 1809 - 642 pages
...side. I had no dif" ficulty in understanding that this was a place of religious wor" ship. Curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness " was not the least of my motives for joining the congregation. " On entering I was struck with his preternatural appearance. " He was... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...should have stopped me, to join in the duties of the congregation ; but I must confess, that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness, was not the least of my motives. On entering the house, I was struck with his preternatural appearance. He was a tall and very ^pare old man...his... | |
 | Joshua Marsden - Bermuda Islands - 1816 - 324 pages
...would have stopped me to .join in the duties of the congregation; but 1 must confess, that a curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness, was not the least of my motives: on entering, I was (truck with his preternatural appearance ;—he was a tall and very spare old man; his head, which... | |
 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...should have stopped me, to join in the duties of the congregation; but I must confess, that curiosity, to hear the preacher of such a wilderness, was not...was a tall and very spare old man ; his head, which wa? covered with a white linen cap, his shrivelled hands, and his voice, were ail shaking under the... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...should have stopped me, to join in the duties of the congregation ; but I must confess, that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness, was not the least of my motives. On entering the house, I was struck with his preternatural appearance. lie was a tall and very spare old man. ...his... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 490 pages
...to hear the preacher of such a wilderness, was not the least of my motives, On entering the house, 1 was struck with his preternatural appearance. He was a tall and very spare old man....his head, which was covered with a white linen cap, his shrivelled hands, and his voice, were... | |
 | George Merriam - Readers - 1828 - 286 pages
...to hear the preacher of such a wilderness, was not the least of my motives. On entering the house, I was struck with his preternatural appearance. He...cap ; his shrivelled hands, and his voice, were all shaken under the influence of a palsy, and a few moments ascertained to me that he was perfectly blind.... | |
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