 | George Herbert - 1709 - 376 pages
...Siruonyjry giving your Patron at good n Gift of he hath given to you; namely, that you give him back bif Prebend ; for, George, it is not for your weak Body* and empty Purfe, to undertake to build Churches' Of which, he defir'd he might have a Days time to confider,... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - 1796 - 640 pages
...for you, to perfuade you to commit Simony, by giving " your patron as good a gift as he has given to you ; namely, that you "•give him back his prebend:...For, George, it is not for your weak body " and empty purfe to undertake to build churches." Of which he defired he might have a day to confiderj and then... | |
 | George Herbert - 1799 - 310 pages
...for you, to perfuade you to commit Simony, by giving your patron as good a gift as he hath given to you ; namely, that you give him back his Prebend ;...for, George, it is not for your weak body, and empty purfe, to undertake to build Churches." Of which, he rlefired he might have a day's time to confider,... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1805 - 380 pages
...you, to perfuade you to commit Si" mony, by giving your patron as good a " gift as he has given to you ; namely, " that you give him back his prebend...George, it is not for your weak " body, and empty purfe, to undertake to " build churches." Of which he defired he might have a day's time to confider,... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1817 - 740 pages
...sent for you, to persuade you to commit Simony. " by giving your patron as good a gift as lie lias " given you ; namely, that you give him back his " Prebend...build " churches." Of which he desired he might have a day to consider, and then make her an answer : And at his return to her the next day, when he had first... | |
 | 1821 - 398 pages
...trouble he was bringing upon himself, sent for him to Chelsea, where she lived. " George," said she, " I sent for you, to persuade you to commit simony,...and empty purse, to undertake to build churches." — Herbert, however, carried his point, and showed his mother such reasons for his resolution, that... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 398 pages
...trouble he was bringing upon himself, sent for him to Chelsea, where she lived. " George," said she, " I sent for you, to persuade you to commit simony,...and empty purse, to undertake to build churches." — Herbert, however, carried his point, and showed his mother such reasons for his resolution, that... | |
 | 1821 - 400 pages
...trouble he was bringing upon himself, sent for him to Chelsea, where she lived. " George," said she, " I sent for you, to persuade you to commit simony,...and empty purse, to undertake to build churches." — Herbert, however, carried his point, and showed his mother such reasons for his resolution, that... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1821 - 402 pages
...commit simony, by giving your patron as good a gift as he has given you; namely, that you give nim back his prebend: for, George, it is not for your...and empty purse, to undertake to build churches." — Herbert, however, carried his point, and showed his mother such reasons for his resolution, that... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1832 - 348 pages
...sent for you to persuade you to commit Simony, by giving your patron as good a gift as he has given to you ; namely, that you give him back his prebend:...build churches." Of which he desired he might have a day to consider, and then make her an answer. And at his return to her the next day, when he had first... | |
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... him, his next request was— " That she would at the age of thirty-three years allow him to become an undutiful son; for he had made a vow to God, that if he were able, he would rebuild that church. 
