The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select [by] Sholto and Reuben Percy, Brothers of the Benedictine Monastery, Mont Benger, 16. kötetT. Boys, 1826 |
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21. oldal
... remarkable for the excellence , but for the extraordinary length of his sermons . In preaching the Spital sermon before the Lord Mayor and the corporation , he spent three hours and a half . Being asked , after he came down from the ...
... remarkable for the excellence , but for the extraordinary length of his sermons . In preaching the Spital sermon before the Lord Mayor and the corporation , he spent three hours and a half . Being asked , after he came down from the ...
30. oldal
... remarkable instances of unexpected advancement , those of Agathocles , Massaniello , and Oliver Crom- well . Of the latter he said , " And who , that beheld such a bankrupt beggarly fellow as Cromwell , first entering the parllament ...
... remarkable instances of unexpected advancement , those of Agathocles , Massaniello , and Oliver Crom- well . Of the latter he said , " And who , that beheld such a bankrupt beggarly fellow as Cromwell , first entering the parllament ...
42. oldal
... say , that Dr. H.'s parish was much the largest in town , for it reached from Whitehall to Whitechapel . It is , however , remarkable , that when he was recommended to the living of Covent Garden , the inhabitants of 42 PERCY ANECDOTES .
... say , that Dr. H.'s parish was much the largest in town , for it reached from Whitehall to Whitechapel . It is , however , remarkable , that when he was recommended to the living of Covent Garden , the inhabitants of 42 PERCY ANECDOTES .
60. oldal
... remarkable for sedition ; and Sprat's for loyalty . Burnet had the thanks of the House ; Sprat had no thanks , but a good living from the king , which he said was of as much value as the thanks of the Commons . A SCOTTISH COVENANTER ...
... remarkable for sedition ; and Sprat's for loyalty . Burnet had the thanks of the House ; Sprat had no thanks , but a good living from the king , which he said was of as much value as the thanks of the Commons . A SCOTTISH COVENANTER ...
63. oldal
... remarkable occasion in which Latimer , one of that glorious army of martyrs , who introduced the reformation into England , publicly avowed his opinion respecting the corruptions of the Romish Church , was in a course of sermons , which ...
... remarkable occasion in which Latimer , one of that glorious army of martyrs , who introduced the reformation into England , publicly avowed his opinion respecting the corruptions of the Romish Church , was in a course of sermons , which ...
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admiral afterwards answer appointed Archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury asked attention Bishop Bishop of Oxford brother CALIFORNIA/SANTA CRUZ called cause celebrated chaplain Charles church Church of England circumstance clergy clergyman command conduct congregation court creditors Daniel Burgess death declared delivered discourse divine doctor Duke duty Earl eloquence emperor enemy England faithful father favour fortune gave gentleman give hand hear heard hearers honest honour HUGH BROUGHTON immediately integrity judge justice king letter living London Lord Lord Clive lordship Louis XIV majesty manner Marquess MARQUESS OF WELLESLEY Mascaron ment minister never nonconformist occasion offered once person pleased poor prayed prayers preached preacher present prince pulpit queen received refused reign replied reward royal says sent sermon soon Sunday tell thing thou thought told took treaty of Uxbridge truth Wesley Whitfield WILLIAM FAREL words young zeal
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93. oldal - If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
3. oldal - Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not. Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr!
22. oldal - Tis that which we all see and know." Any one better apprehends what it is by acquaintance than I can inform him by description. It is indeed a thing so versatile and multiform, appearing in so many shapes, so many postures, so many garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof than to make a portrait of Proteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air.
156. oldal - His person, it is to be confessed, is no small recommendation; but he is to be highly commended for not losing that advantage, and adding to the propriety of speech, which might pass the criticism of Longinus, an action which would have been approved by Demosthenes. He has a peculiar force in his way, and has many of his audience who could not be intelligent hearers of his discourse, were there not explanation as well as grace in his action. This art of his is used with the most exact and honest...
55. oldal - My lord, your father would have gone further :" to which the duke answered, " Your majesty's father was the better man, and he would not have gone so far.
12. oldal - at the Mount of St Mary's, in the stony stage where I now stand, I have brought you some fine biscuits, baked in the oven of charity, carefully conserved for the chickens of the church, the sparrows of the spirit, and the sweet swallows of salvation.
60. oldal - 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, part of his congregation hummed so loudly and so long, that he sat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with his handkerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewise was honoured with the like animating hum ; but he stretched out his hand to the congregation,...
4. oldal - Behold the picture ! — Is it like ? — Like whom ? The things that mount the rostrum with a skip, And then skip down again : pronounce a text, Cry, hem ! and, reading -what they never wrote Just fifteen minutes, huddle up their work, And with a well-bred whisper close the scene.
141. oldal - When I preach I sink myself deeply down, I regard neither doctors nor masters, of which there are . in the church above forty. But I have an eye to the multitude of young people, children, and servants, of which there are more than two thousand.
106. oldal - I beseech you, brethren," he wrote, "by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.