| James Boswell - 1820 - 382 pages
...at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where he heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs...well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all." " The Christian religion has very strong evidences. It, indeed, appears in some degree strange to reason... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well ; but you are surprised to lind it done at all." On Tnesday, Augnst 2, (the day of my departure from London having been fixed... | |
| 1821 - 372 pages
...at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where he heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. "- Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs...well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all." " The Christian religion has very strong evidences. It, indeed, appears in some degree strange to reason... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs....well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all." felt an inclination to do nothing." I observed, that it was strange to think that the most indolent... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 508 pages
...a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs....well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all." felt an inclination to do nothing." I observed, that it was strange to think that the most indolent... | |
| Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 pages
...a woman preach. Johnson observed, " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinder legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all." " After we came out of the church one Sunday (says Mr. Boswell), we stood talking for some time together... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...hadTieard a woinan preach. JOHNSON : " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hiña fuesdav, August 2, (the day of my departure from London having been fixed for the 5th), Ur Johnson... | |
| James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...meeting of the |>eople called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JOHNSON : " Sir, a wo* man's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well ; but you Ğre surprised to find it done at all." On Tuesday, August 2, (the day of my departure from London... | |
| 1897 - 918 pages
...insight characteristic of him, on hearing that Boswell had to "a meeting of the people called Quakers:" "a woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his...well; but you are surprised to find it done at all." At another time the sage thus delivered himself in the presence of a company Including several ladies:... | |
| James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 pages
...his affectionate regard.4 Next day, Sunday, July 31., I told him I had been that morning at a meetinu of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a...of my departure from London having been fixed for tlie 5th,) Dr. Johnson did me the honour to pass a part of the morning with me at my chambers. He said,... | |
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