 It was a sad habit ; but it grew out of his love of " story-telling ; and that also is a bad habit, a very bad habit, " for a minister of the Gospel. As he grew old, his animal " spirits flagged, and his stories became defective in vivacity : " he therefore...  The Bristol Temperance Herald - Page 841851Full view - About this book
 | Robert Hall - Baptists - 1833 - 734 pages
...was a sad habit ; but it grew out of his love of story-telling ; and that also is a bad habit, a very bad habit for a minister of the gospel. As he grew...became defective in vivacity : he therefore took to brandy and water ; weak enough, it is true, at first, but soon nearly ' half-and-half.' Ere long he... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1833 - 756 pages
...a sad habit ; but it grew out of his love of story-telling ; and that, also, is a bad habit, a very bad habit, for a minister of the gospel. As he grew...half-and-half.' Ere long he indulged the habit in a morning ; and when he came to Cambridge he would call upon me, and, before he had been with me five... | |
 | Olinthus Gilbert Gregory - 1833 - 380 pages
...sad habit ; " but it grew out of his love of story-telling ; and " that, also, is a bad habit, a very bad habit, for a " minister of the gospel. As he grew...half-and-half.' Ere long " he indulged the habit in a morning ; and when " he came to Cambridge he would call upon me, " and, before he had been with me... | |
 | Robert Hall - Baptists - 1833 - 708 pages
...was a sad habit ; but it grew out of his love of story-telling ; and that also is a bad habit, a very bad habit for a minister of the gospel. As he grew...became defective in vivacity : he therefore took to brandy and water ; weak enough, it is true, at first, but soon nearly ' half-and-half.' Ere long he... | |
 | Robert Hall - Baptists - 1833 - 698 pages
...was a sad habit ; but it grew out of his love of story-telling ; and that also is a bad habit, a very bad habit for a minister of the gospel. As he grew...became defective in vivacity : he therefore took to brandy and water ; weak enough, it is true, at first, but soon nearly ' half-iuid-half.' Ere long he... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1846 - 596 pages
...a sad habit ; but it grew out of his love of " story-telling ; and that also is a bad habit, a very bad habit, " for a minister of the Gospel. As he grew...half-and-half.' Ere long he " indulged the habit in a morning ; and when he came to " Cambridge he would call upon me, and before he had been " with me... | |
 | Philip Tocque - Newfoundland - 1846 - 418 pages
...was a sad habit, but it grew out of his love of story telling, and that also is a bad habit, a very bad habit for a minister of the gospel. As he grew...true, at first, but soon nearly half-and-half. Ere 4ong he indulged the habit in a morning, and when he came to Cambridge, he would call upon me, and... | |
 | 1846 - 386 pages
...was a Bad habit, but it grew out of his love of story telling ; and that also is a bad habit, a very bad habit for a minister of the gospel. As he grew...became defective in vivacity ; he therefore took to brandy and water ; weak enough, it is true, at first, but soon nearly half-andhalf. Ere long he indulged... | |
 | Robert Hall - Baptists - 1849 - 680 pages
...spirits flagged, and his stories became defective in vivacity : he therefore took to brandy ana water ; weak enough, it is true, at first, but soon nearly...'half-and-half.' Ere long he indulged the habit in a morning ; and when he came to Cambridge he would call upon me, and before he had been with me five... | |
 | Theology - 1851 - 592 pages
...a sad habit ; but it grew out of his love of story-telling ; and that, also is a bad habit, a very bad habit, for a minister of the gospel. As he grew...'half-and-half.' Ere long he indulged the habit in a morning ; and when he came to Cambridge he would call upon me, and, before he had been with me five... | |
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