 | James Boswell - 1821 - 394 pages
...against it ; and this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up ' Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull book, (as such books generally arc,) and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first... | |
 | 1813 - 998 pages
...; but " when at Oxford," says he, " I took up Law's Serious Call, expecting to find it a dull book, and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me." On another occasion, when commending Law's Serious Call, he asserted that it was " the finest piece... | |
 | James Boswell - 1824 - 454 pages
...against it; and this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up ' Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting...find it a dull book (as such books generally are), arid perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me; and this, was the first occasion... | |
 | Edward Rutledge - 1825 - 330 pages
...surpassed by any production of its kind. " When at Oxford," said Johnson, " I took up Law's Serious Call, expecting to find it a dull book, as such books generally...quite an overmatch for me, and this was the first time of my thinking in earnest about religion. Bentley, a man of prodigious attainments, and who at... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 442 pages
...against it; and this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life, expecting to find it a dull book, as such books geflerally are, and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me; and this was... | |
 | 1827 - 854 pages
...the writings of Law, we entirely sympathize with the confession of Dr. Johnson, when he said ; — " I took up Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life, expecting to find it a dull book, as such books usually are, and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the... | |
 | William Goodhugh - 1827 - 402 pages
...4*. Dr. Johnson says, When at Oxford, I took up Law's Serious Call, expecting to find it a dull book, and perhaps to laugh at it, but I found Law quite an overmatch for me, and thii was the first occasion of my thinking seriously of Religion. l.ije by llasu'i-rt. Dr. Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 pages
...against it ; and this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up 'Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting...books generally are), and perhaps to laugh at it. But 1 found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...against it; and this lasted till I went to Oxford, where it would not be suffered. When at Oxford, Z n 5 A & $ D ("$X ( DC h ( f6 d3 wfc Oh#X FA l hook (as such books generally are), and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 266 pages
...practice of the Christian world."1 A still higher testimony to Law's powers is furnished by Dr Johnson : " When at Oxford," says he, " I took up Law's ' Serious...expecting to find it a dull book, (as such books generally are,J and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an over-match for me ; and this was the first... | |
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When at Oxford, I took up Law's ' Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull book, (as such books generally are), and perhaps to laugh at it But 1 found Law quite an overmatch for me... 
