 | 1805 - 590 pages
...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...emotions which touched my breast were those of mingled piety and veneration. — It was a day of the administration of the sacrament, and his subject was... | |
 | American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...which was covered with a white linen cap, his shrivelled hands, and his voice were all shaking under the influence of a palsy, and a few moments ascertained...my feelings changed ! The lips of Plato were never mure worthy of a prognostic swarm of bees, than were the lips of this holy man 1 It was a day of the... | |
 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...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...changed ! The lips of Plato were never more worthy a prognostic!? swarm of bees, than were the lips of this holy man ! It wasa day of the administration... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1805 - 144 pages
...•which was covered with a white linen cap, his shrivelled hands, and his voice, were all shaking under the influence of a palsy, and a few moments ascertained...were those of mingled pity and veneration. But ah r Sacred God ! How soon were all my feelings changed ! The lips of Plato were never more worthy of... | |
 | David Ramsay - Enslaved persons - 1809 - 642 pages
...was « covered with a white linen cap ; his shrivelled hands and " his voice were all shaking under the influence of a palsy, " and a few moments ascertained...were " those of mingled pity and veneration. But ah ! how soon " were all my feelings changed. The lips of Plato were nc" vermore worthy of a prognostic... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...which was covered with a white linen cap, his shivelled hands, and his voice, were all shaking under the influence of a palsy, and a few moments ascertained...were those of mingled pity and veneration, But ah ! Great God ! How soon were all my feelings changed ! It was a day of the administration of the sacrament,... | |
 | 1814 - 760 pages
...blind ; and ' his shrivelled hands and his voice were shaking under the influence of the palsy.' ' The first emotions which touched my breast were those...were all my feelings changed ! The lips of Plato were nevet more worthy of a prognostic swarm of bees tnan were those of thi« holy man 1' ' As he descended... | |
 | 1815 - 444 pages
...which was covered with a white linen cap, his shrivelled hands, and his voice, were all shaking under the influence of a palsy ; and a few moments ascertained...he was perfectly blind ! The first emotions which tonched my breast were those of mingled pity and veneration. But ah ! how soon were all my feelings... | |
 | Joshua Marsden - Bermuda Islands - 1816 - 324 pages
...which was covered with a white linen fap, his shrivelled hands and his voice were all shaking under the influence of a palsy, and a few moments ascertained to me that he wai perfectly blind. The first emotions that touched my breast, were those of mingled pity and veneration;... | |
 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...which wa? covered with a white linen cap, his shrivelled hands, and his voice, were ail shaking under the influence of a palsy ; and a few moments ascertained to me that he was perfectly Wind, , The llrst emotions which touched my heart, were those of mingled pity and veneration. But ah... | |
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I 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 all shaking under the influence of a palsy ; and a few moments ascertained... 
