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" His chiefest recreation was Musick, in which heavenly Art he was a most excellent Master, and did himself compose many divine Hymns and Anthems, which he set and sung to his Lute or Viol... "
Johnson's Lives of the British poets completed by W. Hazlitt - Page 288
by Samuel Johnson - 1854
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The temple, sacred poems and private ejaculations. [With] The synagogue

George Herbert - 1709 - 376 pages
...moft excellent Mailer, and did himfelf compofe many divine Hymns and Anthems, which he fet and lung to his Lute or Viol ; and though he was a Lover of Retired nets, yet his love to Mufick was fuch, that he went ufually twice every Week on certain appointed...
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Lives of Dr. John Donne; Sir Henry Wotton; Mr. Richard Hooker; Mr. George ...

Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - Authors, English - 1796 - 640 pages
...moft excellent mafter, and did himfelf eompofe many divine hymns and anthems, which he fet and fung to his lute or viol : And though he was a lover of retirednefs, yet his love to mufic was fuch, that he went ufually twice every week, on certain appointed...
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The Orthodox churchman's magazine; or, A Treasury of divine and ..., Volume 13

1807 - 508 pages
...sdur, unsocial, and cheerless piety of the Quakers. "H is chiefest recreation, says Walton, was musick, in which •' heavenly art he was a most excellent...to his lute or viol ; and though he was a lover of retired" ness, yet his love to musick was such, thai he went usually *' twice every week, on certain...
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The Lives of John Donne: Sir Henry Wolton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr ..., Volume 2

Izaak Walton - 1805 - 380 pages
...moft excellent mafter, and did himfelf compofe many divine hymns and anthems, which he fet and fung to his lute or viol : and though he was a lover of retirednefs, yet his love -. ' - to to mufic was fuch, that he went ufually twice every week, on certain...
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Biographia evangelica; or, An historical account of ... the most ..., Volume 3

Erasmus Middleton - 1810 - 554 pages
...art he was a moft excellent mafter, and compofed many divine hymns and anthems, which he fet and fung to his lute or viol : and, though he was a lover of retirednefs, yet his love to .mufic was fuch, that he went ufually twice every week, on certain appointed...
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Biographia evangelica

Erasmus Middleton - 1816 - 552 pages
...their labour. Thus powerful was his reason and example, to persuade others to a practical pietv. And His chiefest recreation was music, in which heavenly art he was a most excellent master, and composed many divine hymns and anthems, which he set and sung to his lute or viol: and, though he was...
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Evangelical Biography: Or, An Historical Account of the Lives & Deaths of ...

Erasmus Middleton - Christian biography - 1816 - 596 pages
...week. — Thus he made every day's sanctity a step towards that kingdom where impurity cannot enter. His chiefest recreation was music, in which heavenly art he was a most excellent master, and composed many divine hymns and anthems, which he set and sung to his lute or viol : and, though he...
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The Lives of Dr. John Donne;--Sir Henry Wotton;--Mr. Richard ..., Volume 2

Izaak Walton - 1817 - 740 pages
...week. — Thus he made every day'* sanctity a step toward* that kingdom where impurity cannot enter. His chiefest recreation was music, in which heavenly...master, and did himself compose many divine hymns anil nnthems, which lie set and sung to his lute or viol : And though he was a lover of retiredness,...
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The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr ...

Izaak Walton - Fore-edge paintings - 1824 - 422 pages
...week.—Thus fie made every day's sanctity a step towards that kingdom, where impurity cannot enter. * His chiefest recreation was music, in which heavenly...himself compose many divine hymns and anthems, which he set.and sung to his lute or viol: and though he was a lover of retiredness, yet his love to music was...
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The Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr ...

Izaak Walton - 1825 - 564 pages
...week. — Thus he made every day's sanctity a step towards that kingdom, where impurity cannot enter. His chiefest recreation was Music, in which heavenly...divine Hymns and Anthems, which he set and sung to his htte or viol .- and though he was a lover of retiredness, yet his love to Music was such, that he went...
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