If he had resisted he would have been slain in an instant. This, and the success of the Quakers, however, is obviously peculiar.
More Quotes from George Combe:
The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the lecture; but so refreshing was the effects of the brief rest and, above all, the admission of pure air, that during the second hour the attention was as completely sustained as during the first.George Combe
I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to avoid catching cold, and then had the windows widely opened. This proceeding caused some astonishment and alarm at first; for the Americans generally have a dread of cold air.
George Combe
The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for my enjoyment; and the texture of my own mind renders me very indifferent to the rest of the world.
George Combe
This class of writers comes most into contact with the barristers, because almost the exclusive occupation of the latter is to conduct litigation.
George Combe
He has a number of curious facts in illustration of the power of mere goodness to protect against outrage.
George Combe
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