 | Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 페이지
...He would not allow much merit to Whitefield's oratory. " His popularity, Sir (faid he), is chk'fly owing to the peculiarity of his manner. He would be followed by erowds were he to wear a night-cap in the pulpit, or were he to preach from a tree." He faid, " John... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 508 페이지
...Motives are generally unknown. VTe cannot trust to the characters we find in history, unless when they are drawn by those who knew the persons ; as those,...popularity, Sir, (said he,) is chiefly owing to the peeuliarity of his manner. He would be followed by crowds were he to wear a night-cap in the pulpit,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 페이지
...Motives are generally unknown. We cannot trust to the characters we find in history, unless when they are drawn by those who knew the persons; as those for instance by Sallust and Lord Clarendon." " Great abilities (he said) were not requisite for an historian; for in historical... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 페이지
...Motives are generally unknown. We cannot trust to the characters we find in history, unless when they are drawn by those who knew the persons ; as those, for instance, by Sallustand by Lord Clarendon." He would not allow much nierit to Whitfield's oratory. " His popularity,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 384 페이지
...Motives are generally known. We cannot trust to the characters we find in history, unless when they are drawn by those who knew the persons ; as those, for instance, by Sallust and by lord Clarendon." " Lord Hailes's Annals of Scotland," be remarked, " hare not that painted form which is the taste of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 페이지
...knew the persons ; as those, for instance, by Sallnstand by Lord Clarendon." He would not allow murh merit to Whitfield's oratory. " His popularity, Sir,...(said he,) is chiefly owing to the peculiarity of his mauner. He would be followed by crowds were he to wear a night-cap in the pulpit, or were he to preach... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 페이지
...Motives are generally unknown. We cannot trust to the characters we find in history,, unless when they are drawn by those who knew the persons ; as those,...pulpit, or were he to preach from a tree." I know not from what spirit of contradiction he burst out into a violent declamation against the Corsicans,... | |
 | 1821 - 372 페이지
...Motives are generally known. We cannot trust to the characters we find in history, unless wheu they are drawn by those who knew the persons ; as those, for instance, by Sallust and by lord Clarendon." " Lord Hailes's Auuals of Scotland," he remarked, " have not that painted form which is the taste of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 472 페이지
...Motives are generally unknown. We cannot trust to the characters we find in history, unless when they are drawn by those who knew the persons, as those,...pulpit, or were he to preach from a tree." I know not from what spirit of contradiction he burst out into a violent declamation against the Corsicans,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 480 페이지
...Motives are generally unknown. We cannot trust to the characters we find in history, unless when they are drawn by those who knew the persons, as those,...owing to the peculiarity of his manner. He would be foU lowed by crowds were he to wear a night-cap in the pulpit, or were he to preach from a tree." I... | |
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He would not allow much merit to Whitfield's oratory. " His popularity, Sir," said he, " is chiefly owing to the peculiarity of his manner. He would be followed by crowds were he to wear a night-cap in the pulpit, or were he to preach from a tree. 
