 | James Boswell - 1848 - 442 str.
...any person appearing after death. All argument is against it ; but all belief is for it." He said, " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." On Friday, April 3., I dined with him in London, in a company (') where were present several eminent... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - 710 str.
...Johnson's remark on Wesley's incontinent Haste."] " JOHN WESLEY'S conversation is good," said DR. JOHNSON " but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to...to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." [Man's Unreadiness to GodwardsJ] " I AM often grieved to observe, that although on His part the gifts... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1850 - 484 str.
...Johnion'i Remark on Wetlcy't incontinent Hattt.] " JOHN WESLEY'S conversation is good," said DR. JOHNSON, " but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to...to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." [Man' t Unreadinen to Godieardi.] " I AM often grieved to observe, that although on His part the giftt... | |
 | Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1849 - 256 str.
...while away time." Such an admonition might be expected from one of whom Johnson left this character : " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...leisure; he is always obliged to go at a certain hour." When Lord Collingwood said, that a young person should not be allowed to have two books at the same... | |
 | Robert Armitage - 1850 - 476 str.
...METHODISTS. DR. JOHNSON evidently liked what he saw during scant opportunities of John Wesley. He said, " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." Again he said, " He can talk well on any subject ;" but thought he did not believe the ghost story... | |
 | Robert Armitage - 1850 - 562 str.
...METHODISTS. DR. JOHNSON evidently liked what he saw during scant opportunities of John Wesley. He said, " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." Again he said,—" He can talk well on any subject;" but thought he did not believe the ghost story... | |
 | 1850 - 890 str.
...to knowledge, art, and elegance, we must bent down such pretensions." Of Wesley we have this notice, "John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have his talk as I do." Jeremy Taylor, Archbishop Ussher, Tillotson, Swift, Thomas a-Kempi<, and a dozen... | |
 | University magazine - 1850 - 794 str.
...to knowledge, art, and elegance, wo must beat down such pretensions." Of Wesley wo have this notice, "John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold bis legs and have his talk as I do." Jeremy Taylor, Archbishop Ussher, Tillotson, Swift, Thomas a-Kompis,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1850 - 710 str.
...her out of a garden. — Lord Elibank used to repeat this as an illustration uncommonly happy." sure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This...to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." [Man's Unreadiness to GoduarJi.'] " I AM often grieved to observe, that although on His part the gifts... | |
 | John Campbell Colquhoun - 1855 - 444 str.
...of course did he know leisure. All his day was assigned to work. This was Dr. Johnson's complaint. " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...disagreeable to a man, who loves to fold his legs and have his talk out, as I do." Wesley wrote much. Besides pamphlets innumerable in defence of Methodism, he... | |
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John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do. 
