 It was, I believe, in October, 1790, and not long before his death, that I heard John Wesley in the great round Meeting-house at Colchester. He stood in a wide pulpit, and on each side of him stood a minister, and the two held him up, having their hands...  Life of Edwin H. Chapin - Page 146de Sumner Ellis - 1883 - 332 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Mark Twain - 1874 - 924 pages
...published four or five years ago. He writes : " I heard John Wesley in the great round meeting-house. lie stood in a wide pulpit, and on each side of him stood a minister, and the two held him up by the arm-pits. His feeble voice was barely audible, but his reverend countenance, especially his... | |
 | 1880 - 1178 pages
...England. The account which Robinson fire» in interesting, and we quote a few TOL. vn.— 3 sentences. " He stood in a wide pulpit and on each side of him stood a minister who held him up, having their hands under his armpits. His feeble voice was barely audible, but his... | |
 | JOHN SWANN WITHINGTON - 1881 - 788 pages
...believe, in October, 1790, that I heard John Wesley in the great round meeting-house at Colchester. He stood in a wide pulpit, and on each side of him...held him up, having their hands under his arm-pits. His feeble voice was barely audible, but his reverend countenance, especially his long white locks,... | |
 | Sumner Ellis - 1882 - 366 pages
...leaning on the pulpit. He had 10 the persistent courage and will of John Wesley, of whom Crabb Robinson writes : " The last time I saw him he stood in a wide...not how to " Husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting, by repose." But while Dr. Chapin labored thus faithfully, in his days... | |
 | John Telford - 1885 - 172 pages
...A few months before his death Henry Crabb Robinson heard Wesley preach at Colchester. He says that he stood in a wide pulpit, and on each side of him was a minister, the two holding him up. His voice was scarcely audible, and his reverend countenance,... | |
 | Walter Bagehot - 1891 - 482 pages
...not long before his death, that I heard John Wesley in the great round meeting-house at Colchester. He stood in a wide pulpit, and on each side of him...held him up, having their hands under his armpits. His feeble voice was barely audible. But his reverend countenance, especially his long white locks,... | |
 | Walter Bagehot - 1891 - 470 pages
...not long before his death, that I heard John Wesley in the great round Meeting-House at Colchester. He stood in a wide pulpit, and on each side of him...held him up, having their hands under his arm-pits. His feeble voice was barely audible ; but his reverend countenance, especially his long white locks,... | |
 | Walter Bagehot - 1891 - 462 pages
...not long before his death, that I heard John Wesley in the great round Meeting-House at Colchester. He stood in a wide pulpit, and on each side of him...held him up, having their hands under his arm-pits. His feeble voice was barely audible ; but his reverend countenance, especially his long white locks,... | |
 | Sarah Knowles Bolton - 1892 - 382 pages
...Henry Crabbe Robinson describes John Wesley preaching in the great round meeting-house at Colchester. "He stood in a wide pulpit, and on each side of him...held him up, having their hands under his armpits. His feeble voice was barely audible, but his reverend countenance, especially his long white locks,... | |
 | Daniel William Barrett - 1902 - 480 pages
...preachers and the people." One who heard him, writes — " He preached in the Great Round Meeting House. He stood in a wide pulpit, and on each side of him...held him up, having their hands under his armpits. His feeble voice was barely audible ; but his reverend countenance, especially his long white locks,... | |
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