 | 1842 - 432 strani
...present I must confess, I never heard a better prayer, or one so well pronounced. Episcopalian as he is, Dr. Cooper himself never prayed with such fervor,...sublime, for America, for the Congress, for the province vOL,. xxxi. 3D S. vOL. xiII. NO. II. 34 of Massachusetts Bay, snd especially the town of Boston. It... | |
 | 1842 - 544 strani
...their humble households. " It was believed that Boston had been bombarded and destroyed." They prayed " for America, for the Congress, for the province of Massachusetts Bay, and especially for the town of Boston ;" and who can realize the emotions which must have been awakened, when, with... | |
 | 1842 - 546 strani
...Episcopalian as he is, Dr. Cooper himself never prayed with such fervor, such ardor, such correctness and pathos, and in language so elegant and sublime, for America, for congress, for the province of Massachusetts Bay, and especially the town of Boston. It has had an excellent... | |
 | John Frost - 1846 - 294 strani
...Episcopalian as he is, Dr. Cooper himself never prayed •with such fervour, such ardour, such correctness and pathos, and in language so elegant and sublime, for America, for Congress, for the province of the Massachusetts Bay, especially the town of Boston. It has had an excellent... | |
 | Thaddeus Allen - 1847 - 574 strani
...bosom of every man present. I must confess I never heard a better prayer, or one so well pronounced. It has had an excellent effect upon every body here. I must beg you to read that Psalm.' Letters of John Adams to Mrs. Adams, vol. i, pp. 20 to 34. ' IN CONGRESS. September 14, 1774. — Henry... | |
 | 1851 - 316 strani
...himself never prayed with such fervor, ardor, earnestness, and pathos, and in language so eloquent and sublime, for America, for the Congress, for the province of Massachusetts bay, and especially for Boston. It had an excellent effect upon every body here;" and many, he tells us, were melted to... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 1384 strani
...out into an extemporary prayer, which filled the bosom of every man present. Episcopalian as he is, Dr. Cooper himself never prayed with such fervor,...ardor, such earnestness and pathos, and in language so eloquent and sublime, for America, for the Congress, for the province of Massachusetts Bay, and especially... | |
 | Henry Clay Watson - 1851 - 214 strani
...humble households. It was believed that Boston had been bombarded and destroyed. They prayed fervently ' for America, for the Congress, for the province of Massachusetts Bay, and especially for the town of Boston ;' and who can realize the emotion with which they turned imploringly to Heaven... | |
 | Henry Clay Watson - 1851 - 220 strani
...pronounced. Episcopalian as he is, Dr. Cooper himself never prayed with such fervor, such correctness and pathos, and in language so elegant and sublime, for America, for Congress, for the province of Massachusetts Bay, especially the town of Boston. It has had an excellent... | |
 | 1852 - 400 strani
...himself never prayed with such fervor, ardor, earnestness, and pathos, and in language so eloquent and sublime, for America, for the Congress, for the province of Massachusetts, and especially for Boston. It had an excellent effect upon everybody here," and many, he tells us,... | |
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After this, Mr. Duche, unexpectedly to everybody, struck out into an extemporary prayer, which filled the bosom of every man present. I must confess I never heard a better prayer, or one so well pronounced. Episcopalian as he is, Dr. Cooper himself never... 
