 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, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, as I have given him no personal occasion to be...  A new and general biographical dictionary - Page 371by New and general biographical dictionary - 1761Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...juftly, and I have pleaded Guilty to all Thoughts and Expreffions of mine, which can be truly nrgtfd of Obfcenity, Profanenefs, or Immorality \ and retract...my Enemy, let him triumph * if he be my Friend, as 1 have given him noPerfonal Occafion to be otherwife, he will be glad of my Repentance. It becomes... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...juftly ; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expreflions of mine, which can be truly argued of obfcenity, profanenefs, or immorality ; and retract...triumph ; if he be my friend, as I have given him no peribnal occafion to be otherwife, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen... | |
 | Biography - 1761 - 614 pages
...in many things he has tax" ed me juftly; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts " and expreflions of mine, which can be truly arraigned of " obfcenity,...enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, " as 1 have given him no perlbnal occafion to be otherwife, " he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...expreffions of mine, which can be truly argued of obfcenity, profanenefs, or immorality ; and retrafr. them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be...friend, as I have given him no perfonal occafion to be othcrwife, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...expreffions of mine, which can be truly argued of obfcenity, profanenefs, or immorality ; and retra£l them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, as I have given him no perfonal occaf:on to be otherwife, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 456 pages
...thoughts or exprejpons of mine that can be truly accufed of obftenity, 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 repentance. Yet, 'as our beft difpofitions are imperfect, he left Banding in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...exprejjiom of mine that can be truly accufed of obfcenity, immorality , or profanenefs, 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 imperfecl, he left ftanding... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...juftly; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expreffions of mine, which can be truly argued of obfcenity, profanenefs, or immorality; and retract...him triumph; if he be my friend, as I have given him ao perfonal occafion to be otherwife, he will be glad of roy repentance. It becomes me not to draw... | |
 | 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... | |
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