 | James Boswell - 1889 - 578 pages
...parson, and had a good living, like Bloxam 2 and several others, and lived comfortably." JOHNSON. " Sir, the life of a parson, of a conscientious clergyman, is not easy. I have always considered a clergy1 Johnson said to me afterwards, " Sir, they respected me for my literature ; and yet it was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1890 - 568 pages
...parson, and had a good living, like Bloxham and several others, and lived comfortably." JOHNSON : " thaft the cure of souls. No, Sir, I do not envy a clergyman's life as an easy life, nor do I envy the... | |
 | Douglas Macleane - 1897 - 580 pages
...comfortable cure. But Johnson held that the life of a parish priest is not easy. His parishioners are a larger family than he is able to maintain. ' I would...chancery suits upon my hands than the cure of souls.' They clubbed Pembroke memories, and Edwards mentioned a gentleman who had left his whole fortune to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 928 pages
...a parson, and had a good living, like Bloxham and several others, and lived comfortably." JOHNSON: " Here taking himself up all of a sudden, he exclaimed, "Oh, Mr Edwards! I'll convince you that I recollect... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 546 pages
...a parson, and had a good living, like Bloxam and several others, and lived comfortably." JOHNSON. " Sir, the life of a parson, of a conscientious clergyman,...my hands than the cure of souls. No, Sir, I do not tnvy a clergyman's life as an easy life, nor do I envy the clergynan who makes it an easy life." —... | |
 | James Boswell - 1901 - 502 pages
...parson, and had a good living, like Bloxham and several others, and lived comfortably." JOHNSON. " Sir, the life of a parson, of a conscientious clergyman,...considered a clergyman as the father of a larger family 1 Johnson said to me afterwards, "Sir, they respected me for literature; and yet it was not great but... | |
 | Whitwell Elwin - 1902 - 616 pages
...Edwards, who was sighing for what he called the easy life of a parson, " the life of a parson is not easy. No, sir, I do not envy a clergyman's life as an easy...life, nor do I envy the clergyman who makes it an easy life."3 The retirement would have been as fatal to Johnson as the occupation was distasteful. His malady... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 726 pages
...been a parson, and had a good living, like Bloxam and several others, and lived comfortably.' JOHNSON. 'Sir, the life of a parson, of a conscientious clergyman,...do not envy a clergyman's life as an easy life, nor 1 Johnson said to me afterwards, 'Sir, they respected me for my literature j and yet it was not great... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 pages
...he is able to maintain. I would rather ave Chancery suits upon my hands than the cure of souls. [o, Boswell 1 Johnson said to me afterwards, 'Sir, they respected me for my terature ; and yet it was not great... | |
 | James Boswell - 1907 - 634 pages
...parson, and had a good living, like Bloxham and several others, and lived comfortably." JOHNSON : " Sir, the life of a parson, of a conscientious clergyman,...life, nor do I envy the clergyman who makes it an easy life."—Here, taking himself up all of a sudden, he exclaimed, " 0 ! Mr. Edwards ! I'll convince you... | |
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Sir, the life of a parson, of a conscientious clergyman, is not easy. I have always considered a clergyman as the father of a larger family than he is able to maintain. I would rather have Chancery suits upon my hands than the cure of souls. No, Sir,... 
