| James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...that morning at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JoHNSON. " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinder j legs. It is not done well ; but you are furprized to find it done at all." On Tuefday, Auguft 2,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pages
...morning at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where he had heard a woman preach. Johnfon obferved, " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on...his hinder legs. It is not done well ; but you are furprized to find it done at all." " After we came out of the chureh one Sunday (fays Mr. Bofwell),... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...that morning at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. ' Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on...well ; but you are surprized to find it done at all.' ' He repeated this advice on the death of Boswell's father, Sept. 7, 1782. ' Johnson ( Works, ix. 1... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...that morning at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. ' Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on...well ; but you are surprized to find it done at all.' 1 He repeated this advice on the death of Boswell's father, post, Sept. 7, 1782. ' Johnson ( Works,... | |
| James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...find words to express what I felt upon this unexpected and very great mark of his affectionate regard. walking on his hinder legs. It is not done well ; but you are sarprized to find it done at all." On Tuesday, August 2 (the day of my departure from London having... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 pages
...morning at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where he had heard a woman preach, Johnson observed, " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on...well; but you are surprized to find it done at all." " After we came out of the church one Sunclay (says Mr. Boswell), we stood talking for some. time together... | |
| John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...morning at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where he had heard a woman preach. Johnson observed, " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on...well ; but you are surprized to find it done at all." " After we came out of the church one Sunday (says Mr. Boswell), we stood talking for some time together... | |
| Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 pages
...morning at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where he had heard a woman preach. Johnson observed, " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on...his hinder legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all." " After we came out of the church one Sunday (says Mr. Boswell),... | |
| Robert Southey - 1850 - 484 pages
...at a Quakers' meeting, Johnsoa replied, ' Sir, a woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well ; but you are surprized to find it done at all.' " [fervency of Prayer. Lr is related of Edward Hopkins, one of the early Governors of Connecticut,... | |
| Robert Southey - 1849 - 710 pages
...at a Quakers' meeting, Johnson replied, ' Sir, a woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well ; but you are surprized to find it done at all.'" [Fervency of Pray er. ~\ IT is related of Edward Hopkins, one of the early Governors of Connecticut... | |
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