 I long that the husbandman should sing portions of them to himself as he follows the plough, that the weaver should hum them to the tune of his shuttle, that the traveller should beguile with their stories the tedium of his journey.  The Church of England: The medieval church - Page 458by Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones - 1897Full view - About this book
 | 1866 - 908 pages
...the first step. It may bo that they might be ridiculed by many, but some would take them to heart. I long that the husbandman should sing portions of...their stories the tedium of his journey." Then turning more directly to the Schoolmen, Erasmus continued: " Why is a greater portion of our lives given to... | |
 | Frederic Seebohm - 1869 - 578 pages
...first step. It may be that they might be ' ridiculed by many, but some would take them to ' heart. I long that the husbandman should sing ' portions...beguile with their ' stories the tedium of his journey.' CHAP. xi. Then turning more directly to the Schoolmen, AI). 1516. Erasmus continued : — Why is a... | |
 | 1874 - 832 pages
...the first step. It may be that they might be ridiculed by man3 r , but some would take them to heart. I long that the husbandman should sing portions of...his shuttle, that the traveller should beguile with his stories the tedinm of his journey." And again, " If the footprints of Christ be anywhere shewn... | |
 | Frederic Seebohm - 1874 - 264 pages
...they ' might be read and understood not only by Scots and ' Irishmen, but also by Turks and Saracens. I long that ' the husbandman should sing portions of them to himself follows the plough, that the weaver should hum « them to the tune of his shuttle, that the traveller... | |
 | M. J. Guest - 1879 - 700 pages
...learning and civilization, and we know what was thought of Turks and Saracens. " I long," he goes on, " that the husbandman should sing portions of them to...the traveller should beguile with their stories the tedinm of his journey." 23. Colet, who after living a long time at Oxford was made Dean of St. Paul's,... | |
 | Montague John Guest - 1879 - 622 pages
...learning and civilization, and we know •what was thought of Turks and Saracens. " I long," he goes on, " that the husbandman should sing portions of them to...himself as he follows the plough, that the weaver should 1mm them to the tune of his shuttle, that the traveller should beguilo with their stories the tedium... | |
 | Thomas Kimber - 1880 - 72 pages
...woman should read the Gospel — should read the Epistles of Paul. * * * I long that the husbandman sing portions of them to himself as he follows the...should hum them to the tune of his shuttle, that the traveler should beguile with their stories the tedium of his journey." At the very time he was writing... | |
 | Epochs - 1882 - 794 pages
...that they might be read and understood not only by Scots and Irishmen, but also by Turks and Saracens. I long that the husbandman should sing portions of...beguile with their stories the tedium of his journey." It is perhaps as true of Cranmer as of the Wittenberg Reformer, that Erasmus laid the egg, and Cranmer... | |
 | David Morris (B.A.) - 1882 - 306 pages
...understood not only by Scots and Irishmen, but also by Turks. I long that the ploughman should sing parts of them to himself as he follows the plough, that...the tune of his shuttle, that the traveller should cheer with their stories the weariness of his journey." ScMMAUY. In the reign of Henry VIII. the Greek... | |
 | George Smith - 1884 - 264 pages
...that they might be read and understood not only by Scots and Irishmen, but also by Turks and Saracens. I long that the husbandman should sing portions of...beguile with their stories the tedium of his journey." By his Commentaries or "Paraphrase" of the word, he brought its truths home to the people. To the complaint... | |
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