 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 pages
...pleafure. When Burnet preached, i ed, part of his congregation hummed fo loudly and fo long, that he fat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with his handkerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewife was honoured with the like animating bum ; but he flretched out his hand to the congregation,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...pleafure. When Burnet preached, part of his congregation hummed fo loudly and fo long, that he fat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with his handkerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewife was honoured with the like animating burn', but he ftretched out his hand to the congregation,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 484 pages
...When Sprat preached, he likewife was honoured with the like animating hum ; but he ftretched out hiis hand to the congregation, and cried, " Peace, peace, I pray you, peace/' This I was told in my youth by my father, an old man, who had been no carelefs obferver of the paflages... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...pleafure. When Burnet preached, part of his congregation hummed fo loudly and fo long, that he fat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with his handkerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewife was honoured with the like animatingbum\ but he ftretched out his hand to the congregation,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...pleafure. When Burnet preached, part of his congregation hummed fo loudly and fo long, that he fat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with his handkerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewifewas honoured with the like animating hum ; but he ftretched out his hand to the congregation,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...his congregation hummtA BO londly and so lonp., that he sat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face wkh his handkerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewise was honoured with the like animating hum ; but he sti etched out his hand to the congregation, and cried, " Peace, peace, I pray you, peace." This I... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pages
...plealure. When Burnet preached, part of his congregation hummed fo loudly and fo long, that he fat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with his handkerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewife was hohoured with the like animating &HTH ; but he ftretched out his hand to the congregation,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...pleafure. When Burnet preached, part of his congregation hummed fo loudly and lo long, that he fat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with his handkerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewife was hohoured with the like animating bum ; but he ftretched out his hand to the congregation,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...expressed by a loud hum, continued in proportion to their zeal or pleasure. | When Burnet preached, part of his congregation hummed so loudly and so long,...and cried, "Peace, peace, I pray you, peace." This I was told in my youth by my father, an old man who had been no careless observer of the passages of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pages
...expressed by a loud hum, continued in proportion to their zeal or pleasure. When Burnet preached, part of his congregation hummed so loudly and so long,...and cried, " Peace, peace, I pray you peace." This I was told in my youth by my father, an old man, who had been no careless observer of the passages... | |
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There prevailed in those days an indecent custom : when the preacher touched any favourite topic in a manner that delighted his audience, their approbation was expressed by a loud hum, continued in proportion to their zeal or pleasure. When Burnet preached,... 
