 | Robert Southey - 1849 - 710 pages
...Johnson's remark on Wesley's incontinent Haste."] " JOHN WESLEY'S conversation is good," said DR. JOHNSON " but he is never at leisure. He is always obliged to...disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." [Man's Unreadiness to GodwardsJ] " I AM often grieved to observe, that although... | |
 | Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - Country life - 1849 - 256 pages
...while away time." Such an admonition might be expected from one of whom Johnson left this character : " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...leisure; he is always obliged to go at a certain hour." When Lord Collingwood said, that a young person should not be allowed to have two books at the same... | |
 | 1850 - 890 pages
...to knowledge, art, and elegance, we must bent down such pretensions." Of Wesley we have this notice, "John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...a man who loves to fold his legs and have his talk as I do." Jeremy Taylor, Archbishop Ussher, Tillotson, Swift, Thomas a-Kempi<, and a dozen more, now... | |
 | Robert Armitage - Authors, English - 1850 - 562 pages
...METHODISTS. DR. JOHNSON evidently liked what he saw during scant opportunities of John Wesley. He said, " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." Again he said,—" He can talk well on any subject;" but thought he did not... | |
 | Robert Armitage - Authors, English - 1850 - 476 pages
...METHODISTS. DR. JOHNSON evidently liked what he saw during scant opportunities of John Wesley. He said, " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." Again he said, " He can talk well on any subject ;" but thought he did not... | |
 | University magazine - 1850 - 794 pages
...to knowledge, art, and elegance, wo must beat down such pretensions." Of Wesley wo have this notice, "John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...This is very disagreeable to a man who loves to fold bis legs and have his talk as I do." Jeremy Taylor, Archbishop Ussher, Tillotson, Swift, Thomas a-Kompis,... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1850 - 710 pages
...her out of a garden. — Lord Elibank used to repeat this as an illustration uncommonly happy." sure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This...disagreeable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have out his talk, as I do." [Man's Unreadiness to GoduarJi.'] " I AM often grieved to observe, that although... | |
 | John Campbell Colquhoun - 1855 - 444 pages
...of course did he know leisure. All his day was assigned to work. This was Dr. Johnson's complaint. " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...to fold his legs and have his talk out, as I do." Wesley wrote much. Besides pamphlets innumerable in defence of Methodism, he wrote his elaborate Commentary... | |
 | 1855 - 786 pages
...of course, did he know leisure. All his day was assigned to work. This was Dr. Johnson's complaint. "John Wesley's conversation is good; but he is never...always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is very disagrceable to a man who loves to fold his legs and have his talk out, at I do." Wesley wrote much.... | |
 | Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1858 - 236 pages
...while away time." Such an admonition might be expected from one of whom Johnson left this character: " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never...leisure ; he is always obliged to go at a certain hour." When Lord Collingwood said, that a young person should not be allowed to have two books at the same... | |
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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. 
