 His peculiar phrases had that force of description, that the original scene appeared to be at that moment acting before our eyes. We saw the very faces of the Jews; the staring, frightful distortions of malice and rage. We saw the buffet; my soul kindled...  The Letters of the British Spy - Page 82by William Wirt - 1805 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Marcius Willson - Bible stories - 1860 - 372 pages
...very faces of the Jews; the staring, frightful distortions of malice and rage. We saw the buffet ; 1 1 my soul kindled with a flame of indignation ; and my hands were involuntarily 12 and convulsively clinched. 7. But when he came to touch on the patience, the forgiving meekness... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...had (alien below the truth. frightful distortions of malice and rage. "We saw the buffet : my ^oul kindled with a flame of indignation, and my hands...and convulsively clenched. But when he came to touch on the patience, the forgiving meekness of our Saviour; when he drew, to the life, his blessed eyes... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 pages
...had fallen below the truth. frightful distortions of malice and rage. We saw the buffet : my -•:'.} kindled with a flame of indignation, and my hands were involuntarily and convulsively elenched. But when he came to touch on the paticnce, the forgiving meekness of our Saviour ; when he... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 528 pages
...that moment, fi acting before our eyes. We saw the very faces of the Jews : the staring, frightful distortions of malice and rage. We saw the buffet...; and my hands were involuntarily and convulsively clinched. 10 But when he came to touch on. the patience, the forgiving meekness of our Saviour ; when... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 530 pages
...eyes. We saw the very faces of the Jews : the staring, frightful distortions of malice and rage. AVe saw the buffet: my soul kindled with a flame of indignation ; and v>~ hands were involuntarily and convulsively clinched. 10 But when he came to touch on the patience,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1865 - 798 pages
...had fallen below the truth. frightful distortions of malice and rage. We saw the buffet : my tsoul kindled with a flame of indignation, and my hands...and convulsively clenched. But when he came to touch on the patience, the forgiving meekness of our Saviour ; when he drew, to the life, his blessed eyes... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers (Secondary) - 1866 - 568 pages
...be at that moment acting before our eyes. We saw the very faces of the Jews: the staring, frightful distortions of malice and rage. We saw the buffet...and my hands were "involuntarily and convulsively clinched. But when he came to touch on the patience, the forgiving meekness of our Saviour; when he... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1866 - 526 pages
...at that moment, 6 acting before our eyes. We saw the very faces of the Jews : the staring, frightful distortions of malice and rage. We saw the buffet: my soul kindled with a flame of indignation ; and u>^ hands were involuntarily and convulsively clinched. 10 But when he came to touch on the patience,... | |
 | Richard Edwards - Readers - 1867 - 374 pages
...at that moment, acting before our eyes. We saw the very faces of the Jews ; the staring, frightful distortions of malice and rage. We saw the buffet...; and my hands were involuntarily and convulsively clinched. do" — the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter,... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 386 pages
...at that moment, acting before our eyes. We saw the very faces of the Jews ; the staring, frightful distortions of malice and rage. We saw the buffet:...; and my hands were involuntarily and convulsively clinched. do"—the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter, and fainter,... | |
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