| 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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