Deliciae Literariae: A New Volume of Table-talkSimpkin, Marshall, 1840 - 273 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 35
Page 18
... church government then esta- blished . His ordinary , " Bishop Patrick Forbes , did tolerate him , " says a contemporary , " and his want of learning to maintain his opinions , made him con- temptible to the learned doctors of Aberdeen ...
... church government then esta- blished . His ordinary , " Bishop Patrick Forbes , did tolerate him , " says a contemporary , " and his want of learning to maintain his opinions , made him con- temptible to the learned doctors of Aberdeen ...
Page 21
... churches of that city . This crusade over , he went in June 1641 to his new charge ; and imme- diately set himself to the task of purging the minds of his people from the perilous errors inculcated by their former Episcopal pastors . He ...
... churches of that city . This crusade over , he went in June 1641 to his new charge ; and imme- diately set himself to the task of purging the minds of his people from the perilous errors inculcated by their former Episcopal pastors . He ...
Page 24
... church , and on hearing the sentence read , cried out , " Davie ! Davie ! I kent aye ye would do this , from the day I laid my 1 Pennant's Second Tour in Scotland , in Pinkerton's Voyages and Travels , vol . iii . p . 430 . 2 Sir James ...
... church , and on hearing the sentence read , cried out , " Davie ! Davie ! I kent aye ye would do this , from the day I laid my 1 Pennant's Second Tour in Scotland , in Pinkerton's Voyages and Travels , vol . iii . p . 430 . 2 Sir James ...
Page 25
... church- yard , at Aberdeen ; and a Latin epitaph on his tomb- stone records how , by his conversation and walk , he upheld declining religion , reformed the degenerate manners of the world , and was a flaming Boanerges and a loving ...
... church- yard , at Aberdeen ; and a Latin epitaph on his tomb- stone records how , by his conversation and walk , he upheld declining religion , reformed the degenerate manners of the world , and was a flaming Boanerges and a loving ...
Page 41
... church of Brix . They are situated a short distance to the eastward of that building on a rising ground which has been artificially scarped on two sides . On the other quarters the fortress was strengthened by intrenchments and a deep ...
... church of Brix . They are situated a short distance to the eastward of that building on a rising ground which has been artificially scarped on two sides . On the other quarters the fortress was strengthened by intrenchments and a deep ...
Other editions - View all
Deliciae Literariae: A New Volume of Table-Talk (Classic Reprint) Joseph Robertson No preview available - 2017 |
Common terms and phrases
Abbot Aberdeen Æneid altar ambassador ancient Andrew Cant anecdote antiquity appears Archbishop ballad Ben Jonson Bishop Bishop of Glasgow Bondman Bruce called Cant century chanoine Charles Christian church cried death declared devil died Earl Edinb Edinburgh edit England English fair Fairy father fool foot France freedom gentleman Geordy George Buchanan George Peele Glasgow granted hand hath heard Hist honour horse John Josiah Burchett King James king's land learned Legatus letters lived Lond Lord merks monks Mordred never noble nose Paris parish Parliament Peerage Peerage of Scotland perhaps poet preach printed professor reign Robert rock Saint says scarcely Scot Scotish Scotland Serfs Sir Henry Wotton Sir Thomas stone tell thee thing thou thought Thralls told town Trouvères Univ verses wife William William the Lyon writes