| Geography - 1867 - 878 pages
...promote my invisible devotion. I should violate my own arm rather than a church ; nor willingly deface the name of saint or martyr. At the sight of a cross or a crucifix I can dispense with my bat, but scarce with the thought or memory of my Saviour ; I cannot... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1821 - 444 pages
...promote my invisible devotion. I should violate my own arm rather than a church, nor willingly deface the name of saint or martyr. At the sight of a cross...I cannot laugh at, but rather pity, the fruitless Joannes of pilgrims, or contemn the miserable condition of friars ; for though misplaced in circumstances,... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1822 - 366 pages
...crucifix (dangerous to the common people) deceive not my judgment, nor abuse my devotion at all. — At the sight of a cross or crucifix I can dispense...; I cannot laugh at, but rather pity the fruitless journies of pilgrims, or contemn the miserable condition of friars ; for though misplaced in circumstance,... | |
| John Watkins - 1822 - 452 pages
...his " Religio Medici" says, " I should violate my own arm rather than a church, nor willingly deface the name of saint or martyr. At the sight of a cross or a crucifix, I can dispense with my hat, but scarce with the thought or memory of my Saviour ; I cannot... | |
| John Watkins - Poets, English - 1822 - 476 pages
...his " Religio Medici" says, " I should violate my own arm rather than a church, nor willingly deface the name of saint or martyr. At the sight of a cross or a crucifix, I can dispense with my hat, but scarce with the thought or memory of my Saviour ; I cannot... | |
| Kenelm Henry Digby - Chivalry - 1826 - 330 pages
.....'.-.••''•-••• . ,.i • * De Fipilui, IV. 28. church, nor willingly deface the name of saint ot martyr. At the sight of a cross or crucifix I can...thought or memory of my Saviour, I cannot laugh at, hut rather pity, the fruitless journeys of pilgrims, or contemn the miserable condition of friars ;... | |
| Basil Montagu - Laughter - 1830 - 88 pages
...obsequies, itself furnishing forth its own funeral banquet.* In the same spirit Sir Thomas Brown says — " At the sight of a cross or crucifix I can dispense...rather pity the fruitless journeys of pilgrims, or conteum the miserable condition of friars; for though misplaced in circumstances, there is something... | |
| English literature - 1831 - 370 pages
...promote my invisible devotion. I should violate my own arm rather than a church, nor willingly deface the name of saint or martyr. At the sight of a cross...of pilgrims, or contemn the miserable condition of friars ; for though misplaced in circumstances, there is something in it of devotion. I could never... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 362 pages
...promote my invisible devotion. I should violate my own arm rather than a church, nor willingly deface the name of saint or martyr. At the sight of a cross...of pilgrims, or contemn the miserable condition of friars ; for though misplaced in circumstances, there is something in it of devotion. I could never... | |
| Sir Thomas Browne - Christian ethics - 1831 - 180 pages
...promote my invisible devotion. I should violate my own arm rather than a church, nor willingly deface the name of saint or martyr. At the sight of a cross...but rather pity the fruitless journeys of pilgrims, nor contemn the miserable condition of friars ; for though misplaced in circumstances, there is something... | |
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