...play his part at an appointed private music-meeting; and, to justify this practice, he would often say, " Religion does not banish mirth, but only moderates and sets rules to it." And as his desire to enjoy his Heaven upon earth drew him twice every week to Salisbury, so his walks...

...Great Rebellion, p. 307. "Calamy: Account, itc.. II, 346-7. Isaac Walton quotes Herbert as saying: "Religion . . . does not banish mirth, but only moderates and sets rules to it." Life of Herbert, p. 306. Nearly everyone who mentions John Earle says something about his kindliness...

...play his part at an appointed private music meeting; and, to justify this practice, he would often say, 'Religion does not banish mirth, but only moderates and sets rules to it.' And as his desire to enjoy his Heaven upon earth drew him twice every week to Salisbury, so his walks...

...play his part, at an appointed private Musickmeeting; and, to justifie this practice, he would often say, Religion does not banish mirth, but only moderates, and sets rules to it. And as his desire to enjoy his Weave/7 upon Earth, drew him twice every week to Salisbury, so his walks...

...play his part, at an appointed private Music-meeting; and to justify this practice, he would often say. Religion does not banish mirth, but only moderates and sets rules to it" (Walton, The Life of Mr. George Herbert, in Herbert, The Temple [London, 1674], 41 ). The emphasis...

...chapter in Priest (xxvii) is entitled 'The Parson in mirth', and Walton 60 reports that H. 'would often say, Religion does not banish mirth, but only moderates, and sets rules to it\ However, the word is more frequently used in The Temple to reflect the religious joy (OED 'mirth'1)...