All were welcome that came; and even their beasts had so much care taken of them, that it was humorously said, " If a horse was turned loose in any part of the country, it would immediately make its way to the rector of Houghton's. The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Page 117by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1803Full view - About this book
| Flodden, Battle of, 1513 - 1774 - 300 pages
...proportionable quantity of other kinds of provifion. It was faid, at that time, that if a horfe was turned loofe in any part of the country, it would immediately make its way to Mr. Gilpin. It hath been, remarked, that his example hath extended its influence upon the Rettors ofHoughton,... | |
| History - 1800 - 614 pages
...beaib had fo much care taken of them, that it was humoroufly. faid, " If a horfe was turned loofe " in any part of the country, it " would immediately make its way " to the reilor of Houghton's." Ev?ry Sunday, from Michaelmas tillEafter, was a fort of public day with him.... | |
| George Alexander Cooke - 1802 - 316 pages
...the •parish. He was so universally esteemed in the north of England, that the people used to say. "If a horse was turned loose in any part of the country, he would immediately make his way to the rectory of Houghton." Thomas Barlow, a learned divine of the... | |
| John Aikin - 1803 - 770 pages
...welcome that came ; and even their beasts had ip much care taken of them, that it was huiporously said, " If a horse was turned loose in any part of the country,...immediately make its way to the rector of Houghton's." Every Sunday, from Michaelmas until Easter, •was a sort of public day with him ; during which season... | |
| Nathaniel Wanley - Characters and characteristics - 1806 - 450 pages
...welcome that came, and even their beasts had such care taken of them, that it was humourously said, " if a horse was turned loose in any part of the country,...immediately make its way to the rector of Houghton's " Every Sunday, from Michaelmas till Easter, was a sort of a public day with him. During this season,... | |
| Christian biography - 1810 - 594 pages
...tliutcarae: and ev«i tlieir beasts had so much care taken of them, that it was humorously suid, " If a horse was turned loose in any part of the country,...it would immediately make- its way to the Rector of lioughton's." Gilpin's Life of Bernard Gilpin. p. 284. " Whatever" (says the same writer) " becomes... | |
| Erasmus Middleton - 1810 - 556 pages
...their be.»sii had so much care taken of them, that it was humorously said, if a horse was turned looie in any part of the country, it would immediately make its way to the rector of Houghton's. To any one who knows that hospitality was the boast of the Romish clergy belorc the Reformation ; the... | |
| 1794 - 622 pages
...their hearts had fo much care taken of them, that it was humouroufly faid, "ifahorfe was turned loofe in any part of the country, it would immediately make its way to the reftor went abroad; and, while he was pur- of Houghton's." filing his ftudies at Louvain, he and all... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 548 pages
...cheerful reception. Even their beasts had so much care taken of them, that it was humorously said, " if a horse was turned loose in any part of the country,...immediately make its way to the rector of Houghton's." Every Sunday, from Michaelmas to Easter, was a sort of public day with him. During this season, he... | |
| Erasmus Middleton - 1816 - 554 pages
...welcome tluit came ; and even their beasts had so much care taken of them, that it was humorously said, if a horse was turned loose in any part of the country,...immediately make its way to the rector of Houghton's. SCO GILPIN. tion of his parishioners. To succeed in it, howe\ ? er, hS used no servile compliances.... | |
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