 | John Eachard - 1705 - 488 pages
...may half a fcore Children be maintained with almoft Twenty pounds per annum ! What a handfotne lliift a poor ingenious and frugal Divine will make, to take it by turns, and wear a Cafibck one year, and a pair of Breeches aneither? What a becoming thing is it, for him that (erves... | |
 | Thomas Stackhouse - 1737 - 198 pages
...Contempt ef tie C/ergy, p. in. Annum ? Annum ? What an handfom Shift will an ingenious and frugal Divine make to take it by turns, and wear a Caflbck one Year, and a Pair of Breeches another ? What a primitive Sight will it be, to fee a Man of God with his Shoeg out at Toes, and his Stockings out at... | |
 | Churchill Babington - 1849 - 130 pages
...may half-a-score children be maintained with almost twenty pounds per annum! What a handsome shift a poor ingenious and frugal divine will make, to take it by turns, and wear a cassock one year and a pair of breeches another. What a becoming thing is it for him that serves at... | |
 | Churchill Babington - 1849 - 182 pages
...may half-a-score children be maintained with almost twenty pounds per annum! What a handsome shift a poor ingenious and frugal divine will make, to take it by turns, and wear a cassock one year and a pair of breeches another. What a becoming thing is it for him that serves at... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1850 - 918 pages
...he suffered very much in carelessly lifting over his leg." — Ibid. p. 73. " WHAT a handsome shift a poor ingenious and frugal divine will make, to take it by turns and wear a cassock one year, and a pair of breeches another ! " — Ibid, p. 77. " IF he keeps the glebe in his... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1850 - 860 pages
...he suffered very much in carelessly lifting over his leg." — Ibid. p. 73. " WHAT a handsome shift a poor ingenious and frugal divine will make, to take it by turns ami wear a cassock one year, and a pair of breeches another!" — Ibid, p. 77. " IF he keeps the glebe... | |
 | 1857 - 652 pages
...may half a score children be maintained with almost twenty pounds per annum ! What a handsome shift a poor ingenious and frugal Divine will make, to take it by turns, and wear a cassock one year, and a pair of breeches another ! What a becoming thing is it for him that serves... | |
 | William Chadwick - 1859 - 482 pages
...may half a score children be maintained with almost twenty pounds per annum ! What a handsome shift a poor, ingenious, and frugal divine will make, to take it by turns, and wear a cassock one year, and a pair of breeches another ? What a becoming thing is it for him that serves... | |
 | John Doran - 1868 - 368 pages
...Blount's " Philostratus.," of the time of Charles II., of whom it is said : " W hat a handsome shift a poor, ingenious, and frugal divine will make, to take it by turns, and wear a cassock one year, and a pair of breeches another ;" the two together being too extravagant for consideration.... | |
 | Edward Arber - 1883 - 714 pages
...almost £20 [=£6o now] per annuml FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OF THE CLERGY. 297 What a handsome shift, a poor ingenious and frugal Divine will make, to take it by turns, and wear a cassock [a long cloak] one year, and a pair of breeches another ! What a becoming thing is it for him... | |
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Oh, how prettily and temperately may half a score children be maintained with almost twenty pounds per annum ! What a handsome shift a poor, ingenious, and frugal divine will make, to take it by turns, and wear a cassock one year, and a pair of breeches... 