 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...not much think against it ; and this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not \tefuffered. When at Oxford, I took up " Law's Serious Call to...dull book, (as such books generally are,) and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...vii. 1 1 5. See post, Oct. 10. 1 779. ' We may compare with this a passage in Verecundulus's letter in to a Holy Life*,' expecting to find it a dull book (as such books generally are), and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...passage in Verecundulus's letter in to Aetat. 20.] yohnson grounded in religion. 79 to a Holy Life1,' expecting to find it a dull book (as such books generally are), and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking... | |
 | Religion - 1815 - 892 pages
...of Dr. Johnson is well known, but will bear repeating. " When at Oxford," said l his great man, " 1 took up Law's ' Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull book (as such hooks generally are), and perhaps to laugh at it; but I found Law quite an overmatch for me; and this... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...did not much think against it; and this lasted till 1 went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up " Law's Serious 'Call to...dull book, (as such books generally are,) and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1808 - 710 pages
...the work entire, as expressed in the prefatory remarks of this number. ' When at Oxford," says he, ' I took up Law's serious call to a holy life, expecting...dull book, (as such books generally are) and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me, and this was the first occasion of my thinking... | |
 | Robert Anderson - Authors, English - 1815 - 660 pages
...did not much Ihinlc about it ; and this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up Law's " Serious Call to...dull book (as such books generally are), and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an over-match for me *. And this was the first occasion of my... | |
 | Job Orton - Families - 1816 - 148 pages
...of all orders of Christians, by William Law, AM Abridged. 4 When at Oxford,' said Dr. J. ' I took op Law's Serious Call to a holy life, expecting to find...dull book, (as such books generally are,) and perhaps to faugh at it. Rut I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and tliir was. the first occasion of my... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...did not much think against it; und this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up " Law's Serious Call to...dull book, (as such books generally are,) and perhaps to laugh at it. I5ut I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 372 pages
...did not much Mini against it ; and this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up Law's Serious Call to a...book, (as such books generally are), and, perhaps, to langh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking... | |
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I then became a sort of lax talker against religion, for I did not much think against it ; and this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up ' Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull... 
