 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 pages
...mine, which can be truly nrgtfd of Obfcenity, Profanenefs, or Immorality \ and retract them. If he be 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 roe not to draw my... | |
 | 1761 - 614 pages
...which can be truly arraigned of " obfcenity, profanenefs, or immorality, and retract them. " If he be my 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 me not " to draw... | |
 | 1798 - 604 pages
...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 in the defence of a bad caufe, when I have fo often drawn it for a good one." If Congreve and Vanbrugh... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 712 pages
...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 otherwise,...glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen One would have thought he could no longer jog; But ARTHUR was a level, JOB'S a bog. There, though... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...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 otherwise,...glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen One would have thought he could no longer jog; But ARTHUR was a level, JOB'S a bog. There, though... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...profaneness, or immorality ; and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my fnend, as I have given him no personal occasion to be otherwise,...glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad cause, when I have so often drawn it for a good one. Yet it were not difficult... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 pages
...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 otherwise,...glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad cause, when 1 have so often drawn it for a good one." Preface to the Fables.... | |
 | John Watkins - 1808 - 568 pages
...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 otherwise,...glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad cause, when I have so often drawn it for a good one." Having succeeded... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 478 pages
...profaneness, or immorality, and retract them. If he he my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, as I have given him no personal occasion to be otherwise,...glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad cause, when 1 have so often drawn it for a good one." Preface to the Fables.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 pages
...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 otherwise,...glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad cause, when I have so often drawn it for a good one. Yet it were not difficult... | |
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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,... 
