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
| 1841 - 602 pages
...on the whole, he frankly acknowledged that he had been justly reproved. ' If,' said he, ' Mr Collier be my ' enemy, let him triumph. If he be my friend, as 1 have given ' him no personal occasion to be otherwise, he will be glad of my ' repentance.' It would... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 pages
...the whole, he frankly acknowledged that he had been justly reproved. " If," said he, " Mr. Collier be my enemy, let him triumph. If he be my friend,...be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance." It would have been wise in Congreve to follow his master's example. He was precisely in that situation... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 pages
...thoughts or expressions of mine that can be truly accused of obscenity, immorality, or profaneness, heir party, and was supported by the liberality of those lie be my friend, he will be glad of my repentance." Yet, as our best dispositions are imperfect, he... | |
| Elizabeth Stone - 1845 - 472 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 - 1847 - 426 pages
...him triumph ; if he be my friend, as I have given him no occasion to be otherwise, he will be glad ot my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad cause, when I have BO often drawn it for a good one. Yet It were not difficult to prove, that, in many places, he has... | |
| Walter Scott - 1847 - 726 pages
...havepleadedgutlty to all thought« and expressions of mine, which can be truly ¡irgued of obscenity, profánenos?, or immorality, and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph; if he I be my friend, as I have given him no personal oceo» ! mon to be otherwise, he will be glad of my... | |
| Walter Scott - 1848 - 484 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...enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, as I hive given him no personal occasion to be otherwise, he will be flml of my repentance. It becomes me... | |
| University magazine - 1851 - 796 pages
...taxed me justly, and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions ei mine, which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and...if he be my friend, as I have given him no personal reason to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence... | |
| 1851 - 778 pages
...taxed me justly, and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions et'mine, which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and...if he be my friend, as I have given him no personal reason to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence... | |
| 1851 - 838 pages
...guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of obscenity, profancness, or immorality, and retract them. If he be my enemy,...if he be my friend, as I have given him no personal reason to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence... | |
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