| William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1822 - 516 pages
...repeated the awful wish : when to the consternation and terror of the surrounding multitude, she instantly fell down and expired, having the money concealed in her hand. THE NURSERY-MAID AND HER LITTLE CHARGE. A TRUE STORY. There is no station of life, where the humble, pious... | |
| Arminianism - 1821 - 992 pages
...awful wish ; — when, to the consternation and terror of the surrounding multitude, she instantly fell down and expired, having the money concealed in her hand ! THE GRACE OF GOD MANIFESTED. Memoir of MRS. BROOKHOUSE, lute Wife of the REr. JOSEPH BROOKHOUSE, nozc ofColne,... | |
| James Waylen - Devizes (England) - 1839 - 392 pages
...repeated this awful wish, when to the consternation and terror of the surrounding multitude, she instantly fell down and expired, having the money concealed in her hand. The narrative of this event was formerly inscribed on a tablet which hung in the market house. When that... | |
| Electronic journals - 1866 - 674 pages
...deficiency ivas found, and Ruth was accused of not having paid. To this she replied, 'She wished she might drop down dead if she had not.' She had scarcely spoken the words when shi fell down and expired, having the money concealed in her hand." ] MOSS-TROOPEB. —What is a moss-trooper,... | |
| Young people - 1852 - 1020 pages
...rashly repeated this awful wish, when, to the consternation of the surrounding multitude, she instantly fell down and expired, having the money concealed in her hand." THE MAN WHO FEIOKED TO BE DEAD.— One day, as Archbishop Leighton was going from Glasgow to Dumb'lane,... | |
| Kazlitt Arvine - Anecdotes - 1850 - 882 pages
...rashly repeated this awful wish, when, to the consternation of the surrounding multitude, she instantly fell down and expired, having the money concealed in her hand." («/) THE OPPOSER'S PRAYER.— A candidate for the Christian ministry was once invited to settle in New England.... | |
| 1864 - 556 pages
...rashly repeated this awful wish, when, to the consternation of the surrounding multitude, she instantly fell down and expired, having the money concealed in her hand." The guard of the coach began blowing his horn, to let us know all was ready for another start. Long after... | |
| Henry Bull - Devizes (England) - 1859 - 636 pages
...this awful wish ; when, to the consternation and terror of the surrounding multitude, she instantly fell down and expired, having the money concealed in her hand." The narrative of this solemn event was, by order of the authorities, recorded on a tablet, and hung up... | |
| Henry Bull (of Devizes.) - 1859 - 642 pages
...this awful wish ; when, to the consternation and terror of the surrounding multitude, she instantly fell down and expired, having the money concealed in her hand." The narrative of this solemn event was, by order of the authorities, recorded on a tablet, and hung up... | |
| Anecdote book - 1866 - 238 pages
...rashly repeated this awful wish, -when, to the consternation of the surrounding multitude, she instantly fell down and expired, having the money concealed in her hand." THE INDUSTMOUS CLERGYMAN. As Peter the Great of Russia was travelling through a village in France, he saw,... | |
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