 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 81by William Wirt - 1805 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1805 - 590 pages
...road side. Devotion alone should have stopped me to join in the duties of the congregation ; but I confess that curiosity to hear the preacher of such...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, all shaking... | |
 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...religious worship. Devotion alone should have stopped me to join in the duties of the congregation ; but I must confess that curiosity to hear the preacher...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, all... | |
 | American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...religious worship. 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 «4t the least of my motives. On entering, I was struck with his preternatural appearance. He was a... | |
 | David Ramsay - Enslaved persons - 1809 - 642 pages
...the road 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
...religious worship. Devotion alone, should have stopped me, to join in the duties of the congregation ; but I must confess, that curiosity to hear the preacher...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... | |
 | Garnet Terry - 1812 - 408 pages
...religious worship. ' Devotion alone should have stopped me to join in the duties of the congregation ; but I must confess, that curiosity to hear the preacher...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... | |
 | 1815 - 444 pages
...to hear the preacher of snch a wilderness wai not the least of my motives. On entering I was strnck 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... | |
 | Joshua Marsden - Bermuda Islands - 1816 - 324 pages
...alone 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... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1829 - 250 pages
...religious worship. Devotion alone should have stopped me, to join in the duties of the congregation; but I must confess, that curiosity, to hear the preacher...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... | |
 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...religious worship. Devotion alone should have stopped me, to join in the duties of the congregation; but I must confess, that curiosity, to hear the preacher...preternatural appearance. He 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... | |
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