John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do. The English Review - Página 2021849Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| 1872 - 398 páginas
...occasionally. Johnson said, " John Wesley's conversation is good. He can talk well upon any subject. But he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." That... | |
| Thomas Cooper - 1872 - 296 páginas
...noticed in Boswell's Life of Dr. Johnson. "John Wesley's conversation is good," says the doctor ; " but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs, and have his talk out, as I do." And... | |
| William Mathews - 1874 - 376 páginas
...advice is just what might have been expected from one of whom Dr. Johnson has left this opinion : " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." Again,... | |
| James Boswell - 1874 - 584 páginas
...any person appearing after death. All argument is against it ; but all belief is for it." He said, "John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." On Friday,... | |
| William Mathews - 1874 - 386 páginas
...advice is just what might have been expected from one of whom Dr. Johnson has left this opinion : " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." Again,... | |
| Robert Southey - 1876 - 716 páginas
...Wesley's incontinent Haste.~\ "JOHN WESLEY'S conversation is good," •aid Du. JOHNSON, " but he i* never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." [Man's... | |
| George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1878 - 374 páginas
...— so much of it, that is to say, as he could get. ' John Wesley's conversation is good,' he said, ' but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to go' at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do.' For... | |
| George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1878 - 374 páginas
...— so much of it, that is to say, as he could get. ' John Wesley's conversation is good,' he said, ' but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do.' For... | |
| - 1881 - 854 páginas
...advice is just what might have been expected from one of whom Dr. Johnson has left this opinion : " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at leisure. He is alicayt obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs... | |
| William Mathews - 1883 - 396 páginas
...advice is just what might have been expected from one of whom Dr. Johnson has left this opinion : " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." Again,... | |
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