 | 1861 - 552 pàgines
...Whitcfiold's ministry with contempt : I believe he did good. But, when familiarity and noise claim tho praise due to knowledge, art, and elegance, we must beat down such pretensions." It is, however, the substance, and not the manner, of tho classical sermons of the eighteenth century,... | |
 | John Richard Andrews (barrister.) - 1864 - 456 pàgines
...would say he had made a better sermon for that. I never treated Whitefield's ministry with contempt. I believe he did good. He had devoted himself to the...and elegance, we must beat down such pretensions.' "* Of John Wesley, however, Johnson had a higher opinion. " John Wesley's conversation is good, but... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 pàgines
...Boswell. HE who has not the virtue of courage has no security for any other virtue. — Johnson, 637. WHEN familiarity and noise claim the praise due to...and elegance, we must beat down such pretensions. —688. I TOLD him that when I objected to keeping company with a notorious infidel, a celebrated friend... | |
 | Clergymen - 1868 - 198 pàgines
...would say he had made a better sermon for that. I never treated Whitfield's ministry with contempt ; I believe he did good. He had devoted himself to the lower classes of mankind, DR. WOLCOT IN JAMAICA. 119 and among them he was of use. But when familiarity and noise claim the praise... | |
 | William Clark Russell - 1871 - 550 pàgines
...classes of mankind, and among them he was of use. But when familiarity and noise claim the praise that is due to knowledge, art, and elegance, we must beat down such pretensions. — Johnson. He had a loud and clear vo1ce, and articulated his words so 1 Jago was a poet who flourished... | |
 | Joseph Beaumont Wakeley - 1872 - 408 pàgines
...would say he had made a better sermon for that. I never treated Whitefield's ministry with contempt ; I believe he did good. He had devoted himself to the...and elegance, we must beat down such pretensions." * The great lexicographer mistook the character and talents of the great prince of pulpit orators.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1873 - 620 pàgines
...did good. He had devoted hinueli i Afu rward» the lady of Sir Henry Daibwuod. Bait — BOSWILL. 413 to the lower classes of mankind, and among them he...during the remainder of my stay in London at this time U only what follows : — I told him that when I objected to keeping company with a notorious infidel,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 584 pàgines
...would say he had made a better sermon for that. I never treated Whitefield's ministry with contempt ; I believe he did good. He had devoted himself to the...this time, is only what follows: I told him that when I objected to keeping company with a notorious infidel, a celebrated friend of our's l said to me,... | |
 | Frederic Henry Hedge - 1874 - 522 pàgines
...disadvantage of the former, says, "I never treated Whitefield's ministry with contempt: I believe he did good. But, when familiarity and noise claim the praise due...and elegance, we must beat down such pretensions." It is, however, the substance, and not the manner, of the classical sermons of the eighteenth century,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1876 - 716 pàgines
...say he had made a better sermon for that. I never treated Wliitefield's ministry with contempt : I believe he did good. He had devoted himself to the lower classes of mankind, and among tLem he was of use. But when familiarity and noise claim the praise due to knowledge, art, and elegance,... | |
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Astley to preach a sermon standing upon his head on a horse's back, he would collect a multitude to hear him ; but no wise man would say he had made a better sermon for that. I never treated Whitefield's ministry with contempt ; I believe he did good.... 
