 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1905 - 456 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...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 19 had... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 418 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...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... | |
 | English literature - 1861 - 598 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...stretched out his hand to the congregation, and cried, ' Peace, peace, I pray you, peace.' " The word was hence extended to imply cajoling, flattery, &c.,... | |
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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,... 
