 | William Lee Richardson - 1928 - 116 str.
...I O God, O God of grace ! Cover his face.' " Hurry, Hurry, Hurry "John Wesley," said Dr. Johnson," is never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at...to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." If Dr. Johnson were living in America today he would find that all of us were afflicted with John Wesley's... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1850 - 714 str.
...•aid Du. Joii>so>-, " but he is never atleienre. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This in very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." [Мая1* Unreadiness to Godwardi.] " I AM often grieved to observe, that although on His part the... | |
 | 1925 - 966 str.
...talkers chafed because he could never induce Wesley to play the Wedding Guest to his Ancient Mariner. John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do. Johnson even deigned to manoeuvre to get Wesley's society. He begged Martha Hall, John's sister, to... | |
 | Robert Tarbell Oliver - 1986 - 332 str.
...nor recreation. The High Church Tory Samuel Johnson admired and liked him but wryly protested that "John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." 10 Such labors culminated, in 1744, in establishment of Wesley's own centralized conference, which... | |
 | J. Garnett - 1993 - 344 str.
...than Wesley was always master of, but reminds one irresistably of Dr Johnson's complaint that Wesley 'is never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at...certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who likes to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do'. 31 One element in De Renty's spirituality to... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 686 str.
...fishing I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm at one end and a fool at the other. 5160 10701 'Prometheus Unbound' his talk out as I do. 5161 The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be renewed by... | |
 | James Boswell - 1998 - 1540 str.
...of 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 at leisure. He is always ohliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and... | |
 | Gordon Mursell - 2001 - 604 str.
...95. 690. Letters vol. 6, p. 292, 1777. Not everyone agreed with this view. Samuel Johnson commented: 'John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do' (Boswell, Life of Johnson, end of March 1778; quoted in Knox (1950) p. 431). In 1727 John wrote to... | |
 | Samuel J. Rogal - 2002 - 186 str.
...The phrase "spent an hour" calls to mind Samuel Johnson's complaint about visiting with John Wesley: "'John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do.'" See Boswell. Life of Johnson, 900. 68 See 1 Corinthians 1:26 — "For ye see your calling, brethren,... | |
 | Edmund Henry Oliver - 2004 - 208 str.
...Wesley consecrated every energy. Dr. Johnson complained that Wesley was too busy for conversation — "John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...to fold his legs, and have out his talk as I do." Brash has given us this happy picture of Wesley's social influence : "This man, of five feet three... | |
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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. 
