Showing posts with label Presbyterian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Presbyterian. Show all posts
Friday, 25 March 2011
Papist rituals
…the sight I wouldn’t have missed was Hope Grant taking part in Papist rituals, sprinkling holy water at Montauban’s request, and plainly enjoying it as much as John Knox in a music hall.
Flashman and the Dragon, p.281, Fontana Paperback edition, 1986.
Tags: Flashman, Flashman quotes, rituals.
Friday, 4 June 2010
Oaths sworn
The Governor had been informed, with the result that brows were being clutched, oaths sworn, fist shaken, and sal volatile sold out in the shops, no doubt. there hadn’t been a sensation like this since the last Presbyterian Church jumble sale. But of course nothing was done.
Flashman's Lady, p.113, Pan edition, 1979.
Flashman's Lady, p.113, Pan edition, 1979.
Tags:Flashman, Flashman quotes, sal volatile.
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