 ... were unavoidably urged to laugh. The father, surprised and confounded at this ill-timed levity, severely rebuked his audience for their inattention. The reproof failed in its effect ; the congregation still laughed, and the preacher, in the warmth...  Animal biography, or, Popular zoology - Page 66by William Bingley - 1829Full view - About this book
 | William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 524 pages
...unavoidably caused to laugh. The father, surprized and confounded at this ill-timed levity, severely reproved his audience for their inattention. The reproof failed...so exactly, that the congregation could no longer retain themselves, but burst out into a loud and continued laughter. A friend of the preacher at length... | |
 | 1803 - 572 pages
...ill-timed levity, severely reproved his audience for their inattention. The reproof failed in its ciiVct. the congregation still laughed, and the preacher,...so exactly, that the congregation could no longer retain themselves, but burst out into a loud and continued laughter. A friend of the preacher at length... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1804 - 740 pages
...unavoidably caused to laugh. The father, surprised and confounded at this ill-timed levity, severely reproved his audience for their inattention. The reproof failed...so exactly, that the congregation could no longer retain themselves, but burst out into a loud and continued Jaughter. A friend of the preacher at length... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1804 - 694 pages
...unavoidably caused to laugh. The father, surprised and confounded at this ill-timed levity, severely reproved his audience for their inattention. The reproof failed...so exactly, that the congregation could no longer retain themselves, but burst out into a loud apd continued laughter. A friend of the preacher -at length... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...crept to the edge, and overlooking the preacher, imitated all his gestures in so grotesque a manner, the whole congregation were unavoidably urged to laugh....the preacher in the warmth of his zeal redoubled his vociferation and his action; these the ape imitated so exactly, that the congregation could no longer... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1825 - 582 pages
...overlooking the preacher, imitated all his gestures in so grotesque a manner, th>t the whole congregation was unavoidably urged to laugh. The father, surprised...the preacher in the warmth of his zeal redoubled his vociferation and his action ; these the ape imitated so exactly, that the congregation could po longer... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1825 - 342 pages
...imitated all his gestures in so grotesque a manner, that the whole congregation was unavoidably urged t'p laugh. The father, surprised and confounded at this...the preacher in the warmth of his zeal redoubled his vociferation and his action ; these the ape imitated so exactly, that the congregation could no longer... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1825 - 330 pages
...confounded at this ill-timed levity, severely rebuked his audience for their inattention. The repzoof failed in its effect; the congregation still laughed,...the preacher in the warmth of his zeal redoubled his vociferation and his action ; these the ape imitated so exactly, that the congregation could no longer... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 380 pages
...animal escaped, and followed the father to the church ; where silently mounting the sounding board above the pulpit, he lay perfectly still till the...the preacher in the warmth of his zeal redoubled his vociferation and his action ; these the ape imitated so exactly, that the congregation could no longer... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Church history - 1829 - 770 pages
...overlooking the preacher, imitated all his gestures in so grotesque a manner, that the whole congregation was unavoidably urged to laugh. The father, surprised...the preacher in the warmth of his zeal redoubled his vociferation and his action ; these the ape imitated so exactly, that the congregation could po longer... | |
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