 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...affectionate regard. Next day, Sunday, July 31, I told him I had been that morning at a 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 «re surprised... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 pages
...great mark of his affectionate regard. Next day, Sunday, July 31,1 told him I had been that morning at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. Jo HNSON. " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...July 31, I told him I had been that morning at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I hat! heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on 2 [Now Lord Stowell, who accompanied Dr. Johnson from Newcastle to Edinburgh in 1773.— ED.] his hind... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...great mark of his affectionate regard. Next day, Sunday, July 31, I told him I had been that morning as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled...carried on my work thus far ivithso little obligation 1 [Now Lord Stowell, who accompanied Dr. Johnson from Newcastle to Edinburgh in 1773.— ED.] his hind... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 378 pages
...mark of his affectionate regard. ( ! ) Next day, Sunday, July 31., I told him I had been that morning at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. " Sir, a woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised... | |
 | American periodicals - 1897 - 918 pages
...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 hind legs....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 - Biography - 1846 - 602 pages
...great mark of his affectionate regard. Next day, Sunday, July 81, I told him I had been that morning at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I...Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on . 1763.— his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all." On Tuesday,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1848 - 374 pages
...mark of his affectionate regard. (') Next day, Sunday, July 31., I told him I had been that morning at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. " Sir, a woman preaching is like a dog's V • b • I walking on his hind legs. It is not done well ; but *... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 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 woman preach JOHNSON. " Sir, a woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - 710 pages
...that he liad heard a woman preacli that morning at a Quakers' meeting, Johnson replied, ' Sir, a woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well ; but you are surprized to find it done at all.'" [Fervency of Pray er. ~\ IT is related of Edward Hopkins, one of... | |
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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 find it done at all. 
