 | 1805 - 590 pages
...Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" — the voice of the preacher, which had grown fainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely...handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a loud and irresistible flood of grief. The first sentence with which he broke the awful silence, was a quotation... | |
 | American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...and gentle prayer of pardon on his enemies, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do"... .the voice of the preacher, which had, all along,...feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes and bursfinto a loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The effect is inconceivable. The whole house resounded... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1805 - 144 pages
...know not what they do".. ..the voice of the preacher, which had, all along, faltered, grew iainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely obstructed...into a loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The efiect is inconceivable. The whole house resound' « d with the mingled groanf, and sobs, and j.hrieks... | |
 | David Ramsay - Enslaved persons - 1809 - 642 pages
...prayer a of pardon on his enemies — "Father forgive them, for they " know not what they do "— rrthe voice of the preacher, " which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until " his utterance became entirely obstructed by the force of his " feelings ; he raised his handkerchief to his eyes,... | |
 | Garnet Terry - 1812 - 408 pages
...gentle prayer of pardon on his enemies, " Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do!" — the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered,...with the mingled groans, and sobs, and shrieks of the congregaton ! ' It was some time before the tumult had subsided so far as to permit him to proceed.... | |
 | 1815 - 444 pages
...gentle prayer of pardon on his enemies, " Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do !" — the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered,...fainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely obstrncted by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a loud... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1829 - 250 pages
...gentle prayer of pardon on his enemies, "Father forgive " them, for they know not what they do"— the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered,...grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being intirely obstructed by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes, and burst... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...them, for they Jcnow not what they do." — the voice ol" the preacher which had all along faultered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being...house resounded with the mingled groans, and sobs, and shrfeks of the congregation. « It was some time before the tumult had subsided, so far as to permit... | |
 | George Merriam - Readers - 1828 - 292 pages
...them, for they know not what they do," — the voice of the preacher, which had all along faultered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being...loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The effect wa» inconceivable. The whole house resounded with the mingled groans, and sobs, and shrieks of the... | |
 | George Merriam - Readers - 1828 - 282 pages
...his handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a loud and irrepressible flood of grief. The effect was inconceivable. The whole house resounded with the...and sobs, and shrieks of the congregation. It was sometime before the tumult had subsided, so far as to permit him to proceed. Indeed, judging by the... | |
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Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do"— the voice of the preacher, which had all along faltered, grew fainter and fainter, until his utterance being entirely obstructed by the force of his feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes,... 
