 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 - Page 313edited by - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 652 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 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... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 386 pages
...which can be truly arraigned of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract them. If he be mine enemy, let him triumph; if he be my friend, as I have...my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in defence of a bad cause, when I have so often drawn it for a good one." If Congreve and Vanburgh had... | |
 | 1826 - 370 pages
...obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract them. If he be mine enemy, let him triumph; if be be my friend, as I have given him no personal occasion...my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in defence of a bad cause, when I have so oflen drawn it for a good one." If Congreve and Vanburgh had... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 430 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... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 488 pages
...justly ; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly accused of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract...triumph ; if he be my friend, as I have given him no occasion to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 566 pages
...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...them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friepd, as I have given him no personal occasion to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance.... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 822 pages
...for which ye strive are found in Scripture ; but those not against which we strive. Hooker. Preface. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad cause, when I have so often drawn it for » good one. Drydet. Jove was for Venus : but he feared his wife. И. Noting accommodation or adaptation.... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 814 pages
...out a crimson flood ; 1'he Trojan, glad anth sight of hostile blood. His faulchion drew. LI. JKneid. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, he will be glad of my repentance. Птулеп. Thou gladder of the mount of Cytheron, Have pity, goddess.... | |
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