 | Massachusetts Historical Society - 1922 - 434 страници
...character (1614) of " A Puritan " will serve as well as any: A PURITAN. Is a diseased piece of apocalypse: bind him to the Bible, and he corrupts the whole text....and fat feed are his founders; his nurses, railing, rabies, and round breeches. His life is but a borrowed blast of wind: for between two religions, as... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1863 - 878 страници
...the author speak for himself in the following extracts. A PimiTAx is a diseased piece of Apocrypha ; bind him to the Bible and he corrupts the whole text: ignorance and fat feed are his founders ; hia nurses, railing, rabbies, and ronnd breeches ; his life is but a borrowed blast of wind, for... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - 1922 - 430 страници
...and he corrupts the whole text. Ignorance and fat feed are his founders; his nurses, railing, rabies, and round breeches. His life is but a borrowed blast of wind: for between two religions, as between two doors, he is ever whistling. Truly, whose child he is is yet... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1891 - 460 страници
...amiss at his next setting. A PURITA, Is a diseased piece of apocalypse : bind him to the Bible, and -%e corrupts the whole text. Ignorance and fat feed are his founders ; his nurses, railing, rabies, and round breeches. His ife is but a borrowed blast of wind : for between two religions, as... | |
 | Arthur William Fox - 1899 - 514 страници
...manner, he says, with a touch of spiteful contempt : " A Puritan is a diseased piece of Apocrypha ; bind him to the Bible, and he corrupts the whole text...and fat feed are his founders ; his nurses, railing Rabbis, and round breeches ; his life is but a borrowed blast of wind ; for between two religions,... | |
 | David Daiches - 1979 - 304 страници
...easier than iron, and turns resisting into embracing." "A Puritan is a diseased piece of Apocrypha: bind him to the Bible, and he corrupts the whole text:...and fat feed are his founders; his nurses, railing, rabies, and round breeches: his life is but a borrowed blast of wind; for between two religions, as... | |
 | Patrick Collinson - 2006 - 314 страници
...Overbury and his collaborators: Ignorance and fat feed, are his founders; his nurses, railing, rabbies, and round breeches: his life is but a borrowed blast...unknowne; for willingly his faith allowes no father . . . His greatest care is to contemne obedience, his last care to serve God handsomely and cleanly.... | |
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A PURITAN Is a diseased piece of apocalypse: bind him to the Bible, and he corrupts the whole text. 'Ignorance and fat feed are his founders; his nurses, railing, rabies, and round breeches. His life is but a borrowed blast of wind: for between two religions,... 