 | William M. Thayer - 1894 - 248 str.
...he held that in brevity there was more real enjoyment and far greater power. Johnson said of him, " Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at...to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." A quaint old English divine, by the name of Fuller, was renowned for his orderly management of affairs.... | |
 | J. Albert Swallow - 1895 - 178 str.
...piety". 2) Two years later (1778), speaking of Wesley's personal character, the Doctor remarked : "His conversation is good, but he is never at leisure....to fold his legs, and have out his talk, as I do." 3) As a comment on this utterance we may call attention to the fact that Wesley made a point of not... | |
 | 1895 - 1056 str.
...piety''. •) Two years later (1778), speaking of Wesley's personal character, the Doctor remarked : "His conversation is good, but he is never at leisure....to fold his legs, and have out his talk, as I do." 3) As a comment on this utterance we may call attention to the fact that Wesley made a point of not... | |
 | Johnson Club (London, England) - 1899 - 350 str.
...terrible hatred of inherited melancholia. He loved to I talk, and he hated to be alone. He said, " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." B ut of course Wesley — a bright and glorious figure of the last century, to whom justice will some... | |
 | Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh - 1900 - 470 str.
...the terrible hatred of inherited melancholia. He loved to talk, and he hated to be alone. He said: " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." But, of course, Wesley—a bright and glorious figure of the last century, to whom justice will some day... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 546 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 men,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 928 str.
...any person appearing after death. All argument is against it ; but all belief is for it." He said, " By the then coarse of the post, my long letter of...dear Sir, that my affection and reverence for you On Friday, April 3, 1 dined with him in London, in a company^*2 where were present several eminent... | |
 | Sir Perceval Maitland Laurence - 1903 - 360 str.
...the waiter in the cellar of the Hummums. Of Wesley Johnson said " He can talk well on any subject, but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to...to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." Wesley mentions in his " Journal" having read Johnson's own account of his tour through Scotland. He... | |
 | John Fletcher Hurst - 1903 - 336 str.
...who once shared his room and wished to converse at sleeping time. Dr. Johnson once said to Boswell: "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." On another occasion he said, "I hate to meet John Wesley; the dog enchants... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 str.
...any person appearing after death. All argument is against it ; but all belief is for it.' He said, , when it came to a second edition. Considering the...compilations, and works requiring not much more genius than On Friday, April 3, 1 dined with him in London, in a company where were present several eminent men,... | |
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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. 
