 | Robert Southey - 1808 - 642 pagine
...excellent. It is one of those works in which despotism applies sioned the high price demanded for lolling the greatest bell of the church ; for that being louder, the evil spirit! must go further off to be clear of the sound. Encyclopedia Eritannica. I have seen the foilnwing... | |
 | Joseph Cottle - 1810 - 292 pagine
...the sound of the bell, they were kept aloof. Ilence, perhaps exclusive of the additional labour, was the high price demanded for tolling the greatest bell of the church; for, that being louder, the evil spirit must go further off, to ba clear of its sound. Bells, in the times of popery, were regularly... | |
 | 1820 - 494 pagine
...hunted hare, gained the start, or that what by sportsmen is termed law. Hence, perhaps, exclusively of the additional labour was occasioned the high price...for tolling the greatest bell of the church; for, since that was louder, the evil spirits were obliged to remove farther off to be out of its sound,... | |
 | John Wade - 1824 - 258 pagine
...;and the soul, likea hunted hare, gained the start, or had what by sportsmen is called law. Hence, perhaps, exclusive of the additional labour, was occasioned the high price demanded for tolling the greater bell of the chureh ; for that bcing louder, the evil spirits must go farther off ; it would... | |
 | Thomas Wood - 1825 - 440 pagine
...according to the notions of the people of that time, was of great advantage to it in its flight. Hence, perhaps, exclusive of the additional labour, was occasioned...church ; for that being louder, the evil spirits must retreat the further, to be beyond the reach of the sound, by which circumstance the agitated soul got... | |
 | Thomas Allen - 1826 - 566 pagine
...departing, the other to drive away tU« evil (pints wlio stood at the bed's foot, oc about the house. Hence, perhaps, exclusive of the additional labour, was occasioned...tolling the greatest bell of the church, for that being the loudest, the evil spirits might go further off to ke clear of the sound.* Some accounts say, that... | |
 | Thomas Allen - 1826 - 562 pagine
...departing, the other to drive away the evil spirits who stood at the bed's foot, or about the house. Hence, perhaps, exclusive of the additional labour, was occasioned...tolling the greatest bell of the church, for that being the loudest, the evil spirits might go further off to be clear of the sound.* Some accounts say, that... | |
 | 1829 - 526 pagine
...time, was of great advantage to it in its flight. Hence perhaps, exclusive of the additional lahour, was occasioned the high price demanded for tolling the greatest bell of the church ; for that heing louder, the evil spirits must retreat the further, to be beyond the reach of the sound, by which... | |
 | 1833 - 814 pagine
...departing, the other to drive away the evil spirits who stood at the bed's foot, or about the house. Hence, olled down the steep slope, until he came to the part...seemed to bound off, and turning round in the air, f loudest, the evil spirits might go further off I to be clear of the sound. Such was the general opinion... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pagine
...departing, the other to drive away the evil spirits who stood at the bed's foot, or about the house. Hence, perhaps, exclusive of the additional labour, was occasioned...tolling the greatest bell of the church, for that being loudest, the evil spirits might go further 'off to be clear of the sound. Such was the general opinion... | |
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Hence, perhaps, exclusive of the additional labour, was occasioned the high price demanded for tolling the greatest bell of the church, for, that being louder, the evil spirits must go farther off to be clear of the sound, by which the poor soul got so... 
