 | James Boswell - 1824 - 454 pages
...Serious Call to a Holy Life,' expecting to 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 of my thinking in earnest of religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry."11 From... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pages
...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...quite an overmatch for me; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry0." From... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1826 - 442 pages
...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 the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry0." From... | |
 | 1827 - 854 pages
...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 first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry." This remark... | |
 | William Goodhugh - Best books - 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 - Authors, English - 1831 - 604 pages
...Oxford, where it would not^be suffered. When at Oxford, I took up ' Law's Serious Gall to a -Holy Life,' expecting to find it a dull book (as such books generally...quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry1." From... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 pages
...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...quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry'." From... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 600 pages
...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 ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry1." From... | |
 | Art - 1832 - 616 pages
..." When at Oxford," says Dr. Johnson, " I took АР PЕN DIX. up Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life, expecting to find it a dull book, (as such books generally...quite an over-match for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry." The same... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...Oxford, where it would not he 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...quite an overmatch for me; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry '." From... | |
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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 I found Law quite an overmatch for me ; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest... 
