 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
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 pages
...instead of it, to traduce mein l libel. I shall say the less of Mr. Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly ; and I have pleaded guilty to...which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, ΠΌ immorality ; and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, as I hav<... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 620 pages
...instead of it, to traduce me in a libel. I shall say the less of Mr. Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly ; and I have pleaded guilty to...expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of obscenity, profanencss, or immorality ; and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 564 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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,... | |
 | John Nichols, Samuel Bentley - 1812 - 758 pages
...justly ; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughU and expressions of mine, which can be truly arraigned, of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract...triumph ; if he be my friend, as I have given him no i>ersonal occasion to be otherwise, he will l>e glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my... | |
 | John Nichols - 1812 - 748 pages
...observed without sufficient foundation : " I shall say 'he less of Mr. Collier, because in many things ho has taxed me justly ; and I have pleaded guilty to...thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly arraigned, of obscenity, prot'anenesB, or immorality, and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him... | |
 | John Nichols, Samuel Bentley - 1812 - 764 pages
...observed without sufficient foundation : " I shall say the less of Mr. Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly ; and I have pleaded guilty to...thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly arraigned, of obscenity, proianeness, or immorality, and retract them. If he he my enemy, let him triumph... | |
 | John Nichols - 1812 - 746 pages
...to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly arraigned, of obscenity, prot'aneness, or immorality, and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; jf he. be my friend, as I have given him no personal occasion to be otherwise, he will be glad of... | |
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