 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...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...he sat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with a handkerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewise was honoured with the like animating hum; but he stretched... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 384 pages
...approbation was expressed by a loud hum, continued in proportion to their zeal or pleasure. When Bumet preached, part of his congregation hummed so loudly...face with his handkerchief. When Sprat preached, he was also honoured with the like animating hum; but he stretched out his hand to the congregation, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1826 - 430 pages
...proportion to their 'eal or pleasure. When Birrnet preached, part of his confregation hummed so londly and so long, that he sat down to enjoy it, and rubbed bis face with his handkerchief. When i-prat preached, he likewise was honoured with the like animating... | |
 | Charles Buck - Anecdotes - 1831 - 418 pages
...Burnet preached, part of his congregation hummed so loud and so long, that he sat down to enjoy it, an* rubbed his face with his handkerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewise was honoured with the like animatmg hum ; but he stretched oat his; hand to the congregation, and eried^, " Р*Уe< peaee i I... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 pages
...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...sat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with his hankerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewise was honoured with the like animating Лит ; bul he... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...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...sat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with his hankerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewise was honoured with the like animating Ainu ; but he stretched... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1838 - 716 pages
...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...so long, that he sat down to enjoy it, and rubbed lus face with his hankerchiuf. When Sprat preached, he likewise was honoured with the like animating... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1852 - 670 pages
...approbation was expressed by u loud Лит, continued in proportion to their zeal or pleasure. When Burnet preached, part of his congregation hummed so loudly and so long, that he sal down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with hi« handker-chief. When Sprat preached, he was also... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1840 - 522 pages
...approbation was expressed by a loud humt continued in proportion to their zeal or pleasure. When Burnet preached, part of his congregation hummed so loudly...stretched out his hand to the congregation, and cried, " Peace, peace, I pray you peace.*' This I was told in my youth by my father, an old man, who had been... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 pages
...hummed so loudly and so long, that he sat down to enjoy it, and rubbed his face with his hankerchief. When Sprat preached, he likewise was honoured with...stretched out his hand to the congregation, and cried, "Peace, peace, 1 pray you peace." This I was told in my youth by my father, an old man, who had been... | |
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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,... 
