 I shall say the less of Mr. Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract them. If he be my enemy,...  The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review - Seite 313herausgegeben von - 1809Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 478 Seiten
...mine, which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract them. If he he my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, as...to draw my pen in the defence of a bad cause, when 1 have so often drawn it for a good one." Preface to the Fables. This candid avowal, and the coincidence... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 Seiten
...taxed me justly ; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and...friend, as I have given him no personal occasion to he otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 612 Seiten
...taxed me justly ; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality ;...otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes rue not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad cause, when I have so often drawn it for a good one.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 Seiten
...taxed me justly ; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality; and...be my enemy, let him triumph; if he be my friend, aslhav»: given him no person«! occasion to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 620 Seiten
...guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of obscenity, profanencss, or immorality ; and retract them. If he be my enemy,...him triumph ; if he be my friend, as I have given 1 in. no personal occasion to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 Seiten
...guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, м immorality ; and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, as I hav< given him no personal occasion to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes nx... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 564 Seiten
...guilty to all thoughts and expreffions of mine, which can be truly argued of obfcenity, profanenefs, or immorality ; and retract them. If he be my enemy,...triumph ; if he be my friend, as I have given him no perfonal occafion to be otherwife, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 Seiten
...thoughts or expressions of mine that can be truly accused of obscenity, immorality, or profaneness, and retract them. If he. be. my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, he will be glad of my repentance." Yet as our best dispositions are imperfect, he left standing in... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 582 Seiten
...exprefiions of mine that can be truly ". accufed of obfcenity, immorality, or profanenefs, and re" tracl; them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he " be my friend, he will be glad of my repentance." Yet as our beft difpofitions are iinperfeft, he left Handing in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 540 Seiten
...justly ; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine which can be truly arraigned of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract...have given him no personal occasion to be otherwise, lie will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to drat!v iny pen in the defence of a bad cause,... | |
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