 In November, 1729, at which time I came to reside at Oxford, your son, my brother, myself, and one more, agreed to spend three or four evenings in a week together. Our design was to read over the classics, which we had before read in private, on common...  Walker's Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge - Seite 3951789Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Benjamin Neely - 1882 - 238 Seiten
...Wesley, referring to the origin of the " Holy Club," says: " Our design was to read over the classics, which we had before read in private, on common nights, and on Sunday some book in divinity." Out of this other purposes gradually developed. This fact shows, at least,... | |
 | James Gilchrist Lawson - 1911 - 392 Seiten
...more, agreed to spend three or four evenings a week together. Our design was to read over the classics, which we had before read in private on common nights, and on Sunday some book on divinity. In the summer following Mr. M. told me he had called at a gaol, to see a man... | |
 | Eric McCoy North - 1914 - 200 Seiten
...three or four evenings a week together. "Our design," wrote Mr. Wesley, "was to read over the classics, which we had before read in private, on common nights, and on Sunday some book in divinity." 1 Even before Mr. Wesley's arrival, however, characteristic marks of what came... | |
 | William C. Placher - 2005 - 492 Seiten
...agreed to spend three or four evenings in a week together. Our design was to read over the classics, which we had before read in private, on common nights, and on Sunday some book in divinity. In the summer following, Mr. M. told me he had called at the gaol [jail] to... | |
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