 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.  The Poetical Works of John Dryden - Page 255by John Dryden - 1854 - 299 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 pages
...expreffions of mine " that can be truly accufed of obfcenity, im" morality, or profanenefs, and retraft them. " If he be my enemy, let him triumph; if he " be my friend, he will be glad of my repen" tance." Yet as our beft difpofitions are imperfcft, he left ftanding in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...thoughts or " expreffions of mine that can be truly accufed of " obfcenity, immorality, or profanenefs, and retract " them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph; " if he be my friend, he will be glad of my re" pentance." Yet as our beft difpofitions are imperfect, he left flanding in... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 pages
...expreflions of mine, which can be truly argued of obfcenity, profanenefs, or immorality, and retrari them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, t> 1 have given him no personal occaCon to be otherwife, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...exprejjions of mine fhat can be truly accufed of obfcenity , immorality , or projanenefs, and retraft 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 imperfect, he left ftanding in... | |
 | 1798 - 604 pages
...expreffions of mine, which «an be truly arraigned, of obfcenity, profanenefs, or immorality, and retrait them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, as I have given him no perfonal occafion to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 pages
...guilty to all thoughts and expreflions of mine, which can be truly argued of obfcenity, profancnefs, it blcmng ere 1 write; With reverence look on his maie perfonal occalion to be otherwife, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes not me to draw my pen... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...religion and virtue. Whoever makes this his choice, vrhen the other was in his power, may he go off" I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of the stage unpitied, complaining of neglect and poverty, the just punishments of his irreligion and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...religion and virtue. Whoever makes this his choice, vrtien the other was in his power, may he go off I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of the stage unpitied, complaining of neglect and poverty, the just punishments of his ir religion and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...expreffions of mine that can be truly accufed of " obfcenity, immorality, or profanenefs, ano^retradt *•* them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; " if he be my friend, he will be glad of my re" pentance." Yet as our beft difpofitions are imperfect, he left ftanding in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 308 pages
...exprdTions of " mine that can be truly accufed of ohfeenity, im" morality, or profanenefs, and refraft 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 imperfecT:, he left ftanding in... | |
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