 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...intentions of my parents and friends, I was destined of a child, and in mine own resolutions, till coming to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny...with a conscience that would retch, he must either straight perjure, or split his faith; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 504 pages
...entering into the church, but in time altered his mind ; for he declared, that whoever became a clergyman must " subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which, unless he took with a conscience that could retch, he must straight perjure himself. He thought it better to prefer a blameless silence,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...entering into the church, but in time altered his mind ; for he declared, that whoever became a clergyman must, " subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which, unless he took with a conscience that could retch, he must straight perjure himself. He thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1825 - 398 pages
...take an oath withal; which unless he took with a conscience that would retch, he must either straight perjure, or split his faith; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silenre before the sacred office of speaking, bought and begun with servitude and forswearing." _ ,... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 372 pages
...intentions of my parents and friends I was destined of a child, and in mine own resolutions, till coming to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny...with a conscience that would retch, he must either straight perjure or split his faith, I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the sacred... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1826 - 794 pages
...the Church, he relinquished all intentioii of entering into its service. " Perceiving," said he, " that he who would take orders must subscribe slave,...with a conscience that would retch, he must either straight perjure or split his faith ; I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence before the... | |
 | 1826 - 518 pages
...expresses it, ' Coming to some maturity of years, I had seen what tyranny pervaded the church, and that he who would take orders, must subscribe slave,...withal, which, unless he took with a conscience that could retch, he must either strain, perforce, or split his faith ; I thought it better to prefer a... | |
 | John Barclay (of Calcots.) - English language - 1826 - 184 pages
...sense to stretch or extend. Johnson quotes from Milton, He declared that whoever became a clergyman, must subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which...he took with a conscience that would RETCH, he must straight perjure himself.— Lives of the Poets. The Scotch verb to rax seems to be the same word |»... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...intentions of my parents and friends I was destined of a child, and in mine own resolutions, till coming to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny had invaded the church, that he who would take or- / dcrs must subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which unless he took with a conscience that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1826 - 430 pages
...entering into the church, but in time altered his mind; for he declared, that whoever became a clergyman must * subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which, unless he took with a con science that could not retch, he must straight perjure himwrlf . He thought it better to prefer... | |
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I was destined of a child, and in mine own resolutions, till coming to some maturity of years and perceiving what tyranny had invaded the Church, that he who would take Orders must subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which unless he took with a... 
