 | 1805 - 590 sider
...confess that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness, was not the least of my motives. On entering I was struck with his preternatural appearance....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 - 1804 - 120 sider
...confess that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness, was not the least of my motives. On entering, I was struck with his preternatural appearance....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 - 1805 - 144 sider
...confess, that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness, was not the least of my motives. On entering, 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,... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 sider
...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 head, which was covered with a white linen cap, his shivelled hands, and his voice,... | |
 | William Wirt - 1813 - 204 sider
...confess, that curiosity, to hear the preacher of such a wilderness, was not the least of my motives. On entering, I was struck with his preternatural appearance....with a white linen cap, his shrivelled hands, and his Toice, were all shaking under the influence of a palsy; and a few moments ascertained to me that he... | |
 | Joshua Marsden - 1816 - 324 sider
...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...man; his head, 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... | |
 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - 1818 - 276 sider
...confess, that curiosity, to hear the preacher of such a wilderness, was not the least of my motives. On entering, I was struck with his preternatural appearance....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 - 1819 - 426 sider
...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 head, which...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 '... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 sider
...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 - 1828 - 286 sider
...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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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. 
