 As Sir Roger is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer nobody to sleep in it besides himself; for if, by chance, he has been surprised into a short nap at sermon, upon recovering out of it he stands up and...  Coverley Papers from the Spectator - Page 30by Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1897 - 197 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1803 - 472 pages
...is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer no body to sleep in it besides himself; for if by chance he has...if he sees any body else nodding, either wakes them hjmself, or sends his servants to them. Several other of the old knight's particularities break out... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pages
...to the whole congregation, be keeps them in very good order, and will suffer nobody in it to sleep besides himself; for if by chance he has been surprised...short nap at sermon, upon recovering out of it he Mauds up and looks about him; and, if he sees any body else nodding, either wakes them himself, or... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pages
...is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer no body to sleep in it besides himself ; for if by chance he...else nodding, either wakes them himself, or sends his servant to them. Several other of the old knight's particularities break out upon these occasions :... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer no body to sleep in it besides himself; for if by chance he has...stands up and looks about him, and if he sees any body eke nodding, either wakes them himself, or sends his servant to them. Several other of the old knight's... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 pages
...is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer nobody to sleep in it besides himself ; for if by chance he...else nodding, either wakes them himself, or sends his servant to them. Several other of the old knight's particularities break out upon these occasions.... | |
 | 1823 - 414 pages
...is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer nobody to sleep in it besides himself; for if by chance he has...else nodding, either wakes them himself, or sends his servant to them. Several other of the old knight's particularities break out upon these occasions.... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 438 pages
...landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suf- . fer nohody to sleep in it besides himself; for if by chance he has...and looks about him, and if he sees any body else nodding,eithevwakesthemhimself,orsends his servants to them. Several other of the old knight's particularities... | |
 | 1824 - 278 pages
...is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer nobody to sleep in it besides himself; for if by chance he has...it, he stands up and looks about him; and if he sees anybody elsenodding, either-wakes them himself, or sends his servants to them. .Several other of the... | |
 | Nicholas Carlisle - 1828 - 352 pages
...Congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer no body to sleep in it besides himself,—for, if by chance he has been surprised into a short nap...else nodding, either wakes them himself, or sends his servant to them." Even at Oxford, so late as 1697, a bequest was made for a poor man, to sweep and... | |
 | 1836 - 436 pages
...is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer nobody to sleep in it besides himself; for if by chance he has...else nodding, either wakes them himself, or sends hi* servant to them. As soon as the sermon is finished, nobody presumes to stir until Sir Roger is... | |
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