 If they will consider me as a man who has done my best to improve the language, and especially the poetry, and will be content with my acquiescence under the present government, and forbearing satire on it, that I can promise, because I can perform it...  The Poetical Works of John Dryden - Page 62by John Dryden - 1854Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 pages
...Exchequer. which they will be much deceived, for I can never go an inch beyond my conscience and honour. If they will consider me as a man who has done my...; but I can neither take the oaths nor forsake my religion."2 > Of Dryden's personal qualities and domestick manners, Congreve, who, during the last... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...Exchequer. which they will be much deceived, for I can never go an inch beyond my conscience and honour. If they will consider me as a man who has done my...can perform it ; but I can neither take the oaths j nor forsake my religion."* Of Dryden's personal qualities and domestick manners, Congreve, who, during... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 614 pages
...Exchequer. which they will be much deceived, for I can never go an inch beyond my conscience and honour. If they will consider me as a man who has done my best to improve the language, and especially the poetry,—and will be content with my acquiescence under the present Government, and forbearing satire... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...Exchequer. which they will be much deceived, for I can never go an inch beyond my conscience and honour. If they will consider me as a man who has done my best to improve the language, and especially die poetry, — and will be content with my acquiescence under the present Government, and forbearing... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...in which they will be much ^eceiv'di for I can never go an inch beyond my conscience and my honour. If they will consider me as a man who has done my bett to improve the language, and especially the poetry, and will be content with my acquiescence under... | |
 | 1801 - 506 pages
...acquiefcence iij.aer the prelent government, and forbearing fatirc on it, that 1 can promife, bccaule I can perform it ; but I can neither take the oaths, nor forfake my religion." Val. \. p. 453. (To be iMtinueJ.) XXXVI. Garnetfs Tour through the Highlands... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 392 pages
...which they will be much deceiv'd; for I can never go an inch U-voiid my conscience and my honour. * If they will consider me as a man who has done my...present government, and forbearing satire on it, that 1 can promise, because I can perform it ; but I can neither take the oaths, nor forsake my religion... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 394 pages
...which they will be much deceiv'd ; for I can never go an inch beyond my conscience and my honour. * If they will consider me as a man who has done my...be content with my acquiescence under the present governmentj^and forbearing satire on it, that I can promise, because I can perform it ; but I can neither... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 pages
...in which they will be much deceived : for I can never go an inch beyond my conscience and my honour. If they will consider me as a man who has done my...the poetry, and will be content with my acquiescence VOL. i. x under the present government, and forbearing satire on it, that I can promise, because I... | |
 | John Dryden - 1821 - 570 pages
...in which they will be much deceived : for I can never go an inch beyond my conscience and my honour. If they will consider me as a man who has done my...the poetry, and will be content with my acquiescence VOL. i. x under the present government, and forbearing satire on it, that I can promise, because I... | |
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