Chap-books of the eighteenth century . THE ^iU antr Seat!) OF SHEFFERY MORGAN THE So7i of SJion ap Morg\ an. Newcastle ; Printed in this Year 342 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Ce7itiiry. There are several editions of this book, and parts of it areamusing. Sheffery was the son of a small farmer, and received someslight education. His father sent him to the university, wherehe wasted his time, and learnt nothing ; but his father, con-sidering his studies were sufficient and complete, got thepromise of a living from the bishop, provided Sheffery couldpreach a sermon he could approve of The day cam
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . THE ^iU antr Seat!) OF SHEFFERY MORGAN THE So7i of SJion ap Morg\ an. Newcastle ; Printed in this Year 342 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Ce7itiiry. There are several editions of this book, and parts of it areamusing. Sheffery was the son of a small farmer, and received someslight education. His father sent him to the university, wherehe wasted his time, and learnt nothing ; but his father, con-sidering his studies were sufficient and complete, got thepromise of a living from the bishop, provided Sheffery couldpreach a sermon he could approve of The day came and heknew nothing that he should say—in fact, he had not brainsenough to compose a sermon—but Sheffery no sooner entersthe church, but he steps into the pulpit, and so begun asfolloweth. Good people, all hur knows, theres somethingexpected from hur by way of Discourse, and seeing we are allmet together, take the following matter as an undeniable truth;There are some things that I know and you know not, andthere are some things that neither you nor I know; For thus,as I went over a stile, I tore m
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