They met with a quick and easy sale, were very extensively read, and very liberally and deservedly praised for the unflagging industry and vigour they displayed, though just exception, if only on the score of good taste, was taken to the scoffing tone he continued to maintain in all passages where the Christian religion was specially concerned, and much fault was found with the indecency of some of his notes.'
All blasphemies against God, as denying His being, or providence, all contumelious reproaches of Jesus Christ, all profane scoffing at the Holy Scriptures, or exposing any part thereof to contempt or ridicule, are punishable by the temporal courts with fine, imprisonment and also infamous corporal punishment.
It was us scoffing at things, which was our way - but scoffing just keeps you ignored, as we discovered!
He was a bit taken by surprise at the presentation, collecting his prize whilst still scoffing a chocolate bar.
Made all the worse by watching the supervisor sat under a shady tree scoffing watermelon while us silly eejits worked!
