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The proud he tam'd, the penitent he cheer'd: Nor to rebuke the rich offender fear'd. His preaching much, but more his practice wrought; (A living sermon of the truths he taught;) For this by rules severe his life he squar'd: That all might see the doctrines which they heard.— DRYDEN — Character of a Good Parson. L. 75.
Alas for the unhappy man that is called to stand in the pulpit, and not give the bread of life.— EMERSON — An Address to the Senior
Class in Divinity College, Cambridge, July 15, 1838. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way.— GOLDSMITH — The Deserted Village. L. 167.
At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.— GOLDSMITH — The Deserted Village. L. 177.
But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all.— GOLDSMITH — The Deserted Village. L. 165.
Judge not the preacher; for he is thy judge: If thou mislike him, thou conceiv'st him not. God calleth preaching folly. Do not grudge To pick out treasures from an earthen pot. The worst speaks something good.— HERBERT — The Temple. The Church Porch. St. 72.
Sir, a woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well: but you are surprised to find it done at all.— SAM'L JOHNSON — Boswell's Life of
Johnson. 1763. As pleasant songs, at morning sung, The words that dropped from his sweet tongue Strengthened our hearts; or, heard at night, Made all our slumbers soft and light.— LONGFELLOW — Christus. The Golden Legend. Pt. I.
It is by the Vicar's skirts that the Devil climbs into the Belfry.— LONGFELLOW — The Spanish Student. Act I. Sc. 2.
Skilful alike with tongue and pen, He preached to all men everywhere The Gospel of the Golden Rule, The New Commandment given to men, Thinking the deed, and not the creed, Would help us in our utmost need.— LONGFELLOW — Prelude to Tales of a Wayside Inn. L. 217.
He of their wicked ways Shall them admonish, and before them set The paths of righteousness.— MILTON — Paradise Lost. Bk. XI. L. 812.
So clomb the first grand thief into God's fold; So since into his church lewd hirelings climb.— MILTON — Paradise Lost. Bk. IV. L. 192.
And truths divine came mended from that tongue.— POPE — Eloisa to Abelard. L. 66.
The gracious Dew of Pulpit Eloquence, And all the well-whip'd Cream of Courtly Sense.— POPE — Epilogue to the Satires. Dialogue I. L. 70.
He was a shrewd and sound divine Of loud Dissent the mortal terror; And when, by dint of page and line, He 'stablished Truth, or startled Error, The Baptist found him far too deep, The Deist sighed with saving sorrow, And the lean Levite went to sleep And dreamt of eating pork to-morrow.— PRAED — The Vicar.
His sermon never said or showed That Earth is foul, that Heaven is gracious, Without refreshment on the road From Jerome, or from Athanasius. And sure a righteous zeal inspired, The hand and head that penned and planned them, For all who understood, admired- And some who did not understand them.— PRAED — The Vicar.
The lilies say: Behold how we Preach without words of purity.— CHRISTINA G. ROSSETTI — Consider the
Lilies of the Field. I have taught you, my dear flock, for above thirty years how to live; and I will show you in a very short time how to die.— SANDYS — Anglorum Speculum. P. 903.
Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven; Whiles, like a puff'd and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads, And recks not his own rede.— Shakespeare — Hamlet. Act I. Sc. 3. L. 47.
OCCUPATIONS-PRINTING. 451 He who the sword of heaven will bear Should be as holy as severe; Pattern in himself to know, Grace to stand, and virtue go.— Shakespeare — Measure for Measure. Act III. Sc. 2. L. 275.
It is a good divine that follows his own instructions; I can easier teach twenty what were good to be done, than be one of the twenty to follow mine own teaching.— Shakespeare — Merchant of Venice. Act I. Sc. 2. L. 15.
Sermons in stones and good in every thing.— Shakespeare — As You Like It. Act II. Sc. 1. L. 17.
Who should be pitiful, if you be not? Or who should study to prefer a peace, If holy churchmen take delight in broils?— Shakespeare — Henry VI. Pt. I. Act III. Sc. 1. L. 109.
Perhaps thou wert a priest, -if so, my struggles Are vain, for priestcraft never owns its juggles.— HORACE SMITH — Address to a Mummy. St. 4.
He taught them how to live and how to die.— WM. SOMERVILLE — In Memory of the Rev. Mr. Moore. L. 21.
With a little hoard of maxims preaching down a daughter's heart.— TENNYSON — Locksley Hall. L. 94.
A little, round, fat, oily man of God.— THOMSON — Castle of Indolence. Canto I. St. 69.
"Dear sinners all," the fool began, "man's life is but a jest, A dream, a shadow, bubble, air, a vapour at the best. In a thousand pounds of law I find not a single ounce of love, A blind man killed the parson's cow in shooting at the dove; The fool that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well, The wooer who can flatter most will bear away the belle." * * * * * * And then again the women screamed, and every staghound bayed; And why? because the motley fool so wise a sermon made. S.— GEORGE W. THORNBURY — The Jester's
Sermon. Printing. Every school boy and school girl who has arrived at the age of reflection ought to know something about the history of the art of printing.— HORACE MANN — The Common School
Journal. February, 1843. Printing and Paper Making. Though an angel should write, still 'tis devils must print.— MOORE — The Fudge Family in England.