Lives of Dr. John Donne; Sir Henry Wotton; Mr. Richard Hooker; Mr. George Herbert; and Dr. Robert Sanderson |
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An hDr . Donne affects the metaphysics , not only in his satires , but in his
amorous verses , where nature only should reign , and perplexes the minds of
the fair sex with nice speculations of philosophy , when he should engage their
hearts and ...
An hDr . Donne affects the metaphysics , not only in his satires , but in his
amorous verses , where nature only should reign , and perplexes the minds of
the fair sex with nice speculations of philosophy , when he should engage their
hearts and ...
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... of all difficult cases which occurred in the expli“ cation of the subject matter of
his lectures ; a person of quality ( yet alive ) “ privately asked him , “ What course
a young divine should take in his “ studies to enable him to be a good casuist ?
... of all difficult cases which occurred in the expli“ cation of the subject matter of
his lectures ; a person of quality ( yet alive ) “ privately asked him , “ What course
a young divine should take in his “ studies to enable him to be a good casuist ?
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... and endowed it with a small stipend for two masters . " " Musæ Anglicanæ , "
Vol . I. p . 97. - Gervase Markham , the author of “ The Whole Art of Angling , ” 4to .
1656 , rather proceeds too far , when he tells his reader , that an angler should ...
... and endowed it with a small stipend for two masters . " " Musæ Anglicanæ , "
Vol . I. p . 97. - Gervase Markham , the author of “ The Whole Art of Angling , ” 4to .
1656 , rather proceeds too far , when he tells his reader , that an angler should ...
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Being consulted by the mayor of a country corporation , what method he should
take effectually to root out the fanatics in the year of his mayoralty ; the bishop ,
now growing old , first preached friendliness to him , by ordering him a glass of ...
Being consulted by the mayor of a country corporation , what method he should
take effectually to root out the fanatics in the year of his mayoralty ; the bishop ,
now growing old , first preached friendliness to him , by ordering him a glass of ...
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And I am also to tell the reader , that though this life of Mr . Herbert was not by me
writ in hafte , yet I intended it a review before it should be made public ; but that
was not allowed me , by reason of my absence from London when it was printing
...
And I am also to tell the reader , that though this life of Mr . Herbert was not by me
writ in hafte , yet I intended it a review before it should be made public ; but that
was not allowed me , by reason of my absence from London when it was printing
...
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againſt alſo anſwer appear appointed Archbiſhop attend becauſe believe beſt Biſhop bleſſed body called cauſe church College concerning continued death deſire died divine Donne Earl England excellent father firſt gave George give given hand happy hath Herbert himſelf Hiſtory holy honour Hooker hope houſe Italy James John King language laſt late learning leave letter lived London Lord Majeſty Maſter means memory mind moſt muſt nature never obſerved occaſion Oxford perſon prayers preached preſent Prince printed Queen reader reaſon received religion Richard ſaid ſame ſay ſee ſeemed ſent ſermon ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhould Sir Henry Wotton ſome ſon ſoul ſtudy ſuch tell theſe things Thomas thoſe thou thought univerſity unto uſe Walton whoſe write written
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Página 261 - I have lived to see this world is made up of perturbations ; and I have been long preparing to leave it, and gathering comfort for the dreadful hour of making my account with God, which I now apprehend to be near...
Página 324 - Ah ! my dear God, though I am clean forgot, Let me not love Thee, if I love Thee not.
Página 316 - Bohemia. In this place of orator our George Herbert continued eight years, and managed it with as becoming and grave a gaiety as any had ever before or since his time. For he had acquired great learning, and was blest with a high fancy, a civil and sharp wit, and with a natural elegance both in his behaviour, his tongue, and his pen.
Página 258 - Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
Página 326 - ... sacred name of priest contemptible, yet I will labour to make it honourable, by consecrating all my learning, and all my poor abilities, to advance the glory of that God that gave them ; knowing that I can never do too much for him that hath done so much for me as to make me a Christian. And I will labour to be like my Saviour, by making humility lovely in the eyes of all men, and by following the merciful and meek example of my dear Jesus.
Página 355 - God, so far to trust thy promise, as to return them back to thee ; and by thy grace I will do so, in distributing them to any of thy poor members that are in distress, or do but bear the image of Jesus, my Master. Sir...
Página 71 - a book, in which, by declaring his own spiritual conflicts, he hath comforted and raised many a dejected and discomposed soul, and charmed them into sweet and quiet thoughts ; a book, by the frequent reading whereof, and the assistance of that spirit that seemed to inspire the author, the reader may attain habits of peace and piety, and...
Página 353 - Clergy especially which preach temperance, would avoid surfeiting and take all occasions to express a visible humility and charity in their lives; for this would force a love and an imitation, and an unfeigned reverence from all that knew them to be such." (And for proof of this, we need no other testimony than the life and death of Dr Lake, late Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells.) "This," said Mr Herbert, "would be a cure for the wickedness and growing Atheism of our age.
Página 79 - ORIENS. And now, having brought him through the many labyrinths and perplexities of a various life, even to the gates of death and the grave, my desire is, he may rest till I have told my reader, that I have seen many pictures of him, in several habits, and at several ages, and in several postures. And I now mention this, because I have seen one picture of him, drawn by a curious...
Página 326 - And though the iniquity of the late times have made clergymen meanly valued, and the sacred name of priest contemptible ; yet I will labour to make it honourable, by consecrating all my learning, and all my poor abilities to advance the glory of that God that gave them ; knowing that I can never do too much for him, that hath done so much for me, as to make me a Christian.
Información bibliográfica
| Título | Lives of Dr. John Donne; Sir Henry Wotton; Mr. Richard Hooker; Mr. George Herbert; and Dr. Robert Sanderson |
| Autores | Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch |
| Editor | Thomas Zouch |
| Editor | Wilson, Spence and Mawman, 1796 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 2 Sep. 2005 |
| Largo | 518 páginas |
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