| He wanted to be a monk, not a busy town parson continually beset by unreasonable people. |
| In many ways Sterne was unsuited to the life of a country parson, and he chafed under the restrictions. |
| The trustworthy parson and the trustworthy squire are the twin pillars of rural life. |
| It is brought home to me in one of the few permitted churches, where the parson has to submit his sermons to the censors a month in advance. |
| In many ways he was unsuited to the life of a country parson, and he chafed under the restrictions. |
| He seized the parson by the chin and ears and yerked him upwards several times. |
