 | James Boswell - 1817 - 466 pages
...a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs....well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all." On Tuesday, August 2, (the day of my departure from London having been fixed for the 5th,) Dr. Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1820 - 382 pages
...at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where he heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs...well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all." " The Christian religion has very strong evidences. It, indeed, appears in some degree strange to reason... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. " 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 lind it done at all." On Tnesday, Augnst 2, (the day of my departure from London having been fixed... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 pages
...a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs....well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all." On Tuesday, August 2, (the day of my departure from London having been fixed for the 5th), Dr. Johnson... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 372 pages
...at a meeting of the people called Quakers, where he heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. "- Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs...well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all." " The Christian religion has very strong evidences. It, indeed, appears in some degree strange to reason... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 pages
...a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs....well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all." felt an inclination to do nothing." I observed, that it was strange to think that the most indolent... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 508 pages
...a meeting of the people called Quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs....well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all." felt an inclination to do nothing." I observed, that it was strange to think that the most indolent... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - Table-talk - 1825 - 370 pages
...a woman preach. Johnson observed, " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinder legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all." " After we came out of the church one Sunday (says Mr. Boswell), we stood talking for some time together... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pages
...a meeting of the people called quakers, where I had heard a woman preach. JOHNSON. " Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs....well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all." On Tuesday, August 2, (the day of my departure from London having been fixed for the 5th,) Dr. Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...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 to find it done at all." On Tuesday, August 2, (the day of my departure from London... | |
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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. 
