| William Robertson - Scotland - 1787 - 56 pages
...pulpit,, where he behoved to lean at his firft entrie ; but e're he was done with his fermon, he was fo( active and vigorous, that he was like to ding the...pulpit in blads [beat the pulpit to pieces], and fly cut of it." MS. Life of Mr. James Melville, belonging to Mr, Paton of the Cuftom-houfe, Edinburgh,... | |
| Books and bookselling - 512 pages
...where he behoved to lean at his firft entrie: but ere he had done with his fermon he was fo aftive and vigorous, that he was like to ding the pulpit in blads, and (lie out of it. 1574. My uncle, Mr Andrew Melville, having lately returned from France, Mr James... | |
| James Grahame - English poetry - 1807 - 264 pages
...Richart, and another servant, lifted him up to the pulpit, where he behoved to lean at his first entry; but ere he was done with his sermon, he was so active...and vigorous, that he was like to ding the pulpit in binds, (beat the pulpit to pieces,) and fly out of it." Appendix to Robertson's History. Darnley.—V.... | |
| William Robertson - Scotland - 1811 - 538 pages
...said Richart and another " servant lifted him up to the pulpit, where he behoved to lean " at his firl entrie ; but ere he was done with his sermon, he was...active and vigorous, that he was like to ding the fiullitt in " blads [beat the pulpit to pieces], and fly out of it." MS. life of Mr. James Melville,... | |
| William Robertson - 1813 - 652 pages
...lifted him up to the pulpit, wore he behoved to lean at his first entric; but ere he was done with lus sermon, he was so active and vigorous, that he was like to ding tlie jmljrit inloblml* [heat the pulpit to pieces], and lly out of it." MS. Life of Mr James Melville,... | |
| 1814 - 596 pages
...hearers represents, that he was obliged to lean on the pulpit at his first entry; "but ere he ¡UK! done with his sermon he was so active and vigorous, that he was like to ding thepulfiit in blade, [or piecesj and fly out of» it." In August 1572, he returned to Edinburgh in... | |
| William Robertson - History - 1824 - 498 pages
...holding him up by the otter [under the arm], from the abbey to the parish kirk ; and he the said Kichart and another servant lifted him up to the pulpit, where...active and vigorous, that he was like to ding the ptdpit in blads [beat the pulpit to pieces], and fly out of it." MS. Life of Mr. James Melville, communicated... | |
| William Robertson - America - 1825 - 494 pages
...he the said Richart and another servant lifted him up to the pulpit, where he behoved to lean at hit first entrie ; but ere he was done with his sermon,...blads, (beat the pulpit to pieces,) and fly out of it." Manuscript life of Mr. James Melville, communicated to me by Mr. Paton, of the Custom house, Edinburgh,... | |
| William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - History - 1827 - 508 pages
...kirk; and he the said Richart and another servant lifted him up to the pulpit, where he behoved t.1 lean at his first entrie ; but ere he was done with...active and vigorous, that he was like to ding the ]1ulpit in binds [beat the pulpit to pieces], and fly out of it." JUS. Life of Mr. James Melville,... | |
| William Robertson - Scotland - 1828 - 746 pages
...and another servant lilted him up to the pulpit, «here he behoved to lean at his first entrie; hut owever, they had begun to add the labours of agriculture, and the business of co tn ding the pulpit in hlads, (beat the pulpit to pieces,) and fly out of it." Manuscript life of Mr.... | |
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