Excerpt: ...I believe, even an occasional one, since the erection of the new house (where we now worship) in 1845. He did, indeed, for a time, supply a not unacceptable bass in the choir; but, whether on some umbrage (omnibus hoc vitium est cantoribus) taken against the bass-viol, then, and till his decease in 1850 (aet. 77, ) under the charge of Mr. Asaph Perley, or, as was reported by others, on account of an imminent subscription for a new bell, he thenceforth absented himself from all outward and visible communion. Yet ...
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Excerpt: ...I believe, even an occasional one, since the erection of the new house (where we now worship) in 1845. He did, indeed, for a time, supply a not unacceptable bass in the choir; but, whether on some umbrage (omnibus hoc vitium est cantoribus) taken against the bass-viol, then, and till his decease in 1850 (aet. 77, ) under the charge of Mr. Asaph Perley, or, as was reported by others, on account of an imminent subscription for a new bell, he thenceforth absented himself from all outward and visible communion. Yet he seems to have preserved (alta mente repostum), as it were, in the pickle of a mind soured by prejudice, a lasting scunner, as he would call it, against our staid and decent form of worship; for I would rather in that wise interpret his fling, than suppose that any chance tares sown by my pulpit discourses should survive so long, while good seed too often fails to root itself. I humbly trust that I have no personal feeling in the matter; though I know that, if we sound any man deep enough, our lead shall bring up the mud of human nature at last. The Bretons believe in an evil spirit which they call ar c'houskezik, whose office it is to make the congregation drowsy; and though I have never had reason to think that he was specially busy among my flock, yet have I seen enough to make me sometimes regret the hinged seats of the ancient meeting-house, whose lively clatter, not unwillingly intensified by boys beyond eyeshot of the tithing-man, served at intervals as a wholesome reveil. It is true, I have numbered among my parishioners some who are proof against the prophylactick fennel, nay, whose gift of somnolence rivalled that of the Cretan Rip Van Winkle, Epimenides, and who, nevertheless, complained not so much of the substance as of the length of my (by them unheard) discourses. Some ingenious persons of a philosophick turn have assured us that our pulpits were set too high, and that the soporifick tendency increased with the ratio of the..
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Good. No dust jacket. corners, edges, spine scuffed-page toning; notation on front & back flyleaf. xvii, 492 p. 22 cm. -undated title page; copyright 1897 Title vignette, engraved. "Edited by Horace E. Scudder."
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Frontis of Lowell tissue grd. VG. Royal blue binding, gilt decoration on ft cover, gilt lettering on spine, top edge gilt. Owner name in pencil ft endpaper, sl. Edge wear. Attractive small-sized book. 1819-1891, American poet, essayist and diplomat, born in Cambridge, MA, GRgraduated Harvard 1838, Harvard Law School 1840, U.S. Minister to Spain 1877-1880, Greata Britain 1880-85.
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Fine. 6 x 8" Fine hardcover; a beautiful copy in bright blue textured cloth with gild decorations on front and spine; gilt top edge; SATISFACTION GUARANTEED;
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Very good. Cambridge Edition. Brown cloth with gilt titles designs. Corners sharp. Wear to top and botton of spine withsmall chip missing upper rear hinge. Complete with a tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece. 100% of this purchase will support literacy programs through a nonprofit organization!
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Good. Size: 6x4x1; ***please read*** Moderate shelf wear including corner bumps, scuffing and soiling on wraps-P O writings are on front and back flyleaves-hinges are a bit loose but all is intact-text block is tight and clean with no marks on text pages-656 pages-my shelf location-so-f-18*
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Good+ with no dust jacket. Good+ hardcover edition, has a poem written in pencil on the front endpaper. Wear to spine ends, the lettering on the front cover is partially rubbed off.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 410 pages.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1050grams, ISBN:
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