 ... and endeavour to make that disbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory letter to the duke, which was answered with great magnanimity, as by a man who accepted his excuse without believing his professions.  London, by David Hughson - Page 418by Edward Pugh - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...at laft reduced to fhelter his temerity behind diffimulation, and endeavour to make that difbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory letter to the Duke, which was anfwered. with great magnanimity, as by a man who accepted his excufe without believing his profeffions.... | |
 | John Bew - 1793 - 330 pages
...fhclter his temerity bihind diffimulation, and to endeavour to make that dlibelieved? which he MTcr had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory letter to the Duke, which was anfwered with great magnanimity, rs fay a man -who accepted his excufe without believing his profeffions."... | |
 | John Bew - 1794 - 358 pages
...lead reduced to iclter his temerity behind dipir mulation, and to endeavour to make that difbclieved, which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory- letter to the Duke, which was anfwcrcd with great magnianmity, as by a man who accepted his excufc without believing "his profcflions."... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 pages
...at laft reduced to (helter his temerity behind diffimulation, and endeavour to make that diibelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory letter to the Dukt, which was anfwered with great magnanimity, as by a man who accepted his excule without believing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...behind dissimulation, and endeavour to make that disbelieved which he never had confidence openly ro deny. He wrote, an exculpatory letter to the Duke,...accepted his excuse without believing his professions. He (said, that to have ridiculed his taste, or his buildings, had been an indifferent action in another... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1816 - 924 pages
...no man was satisfied ; and he was at last reduced to shelter his temerity behind dissimulation, and endeavour to make that disbelieved which he never...Duke, which was answered with great magnanimity, as by man who accepted his excuse without believing his professions. He said, that to have ridiculed his... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...no man was satisfied ; and he was at last reduced to shelter his temerity behind dissimulation, and endeavour to make that disbelieved which he never...accepted his excuse without believing his professions. He said, that to have ridiculed his taste,. or his buildings, had been an indifferent action in another... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...no man was satisfied ; and he was at last reduced to shelter his temerity behind dissimulation, and endeavour to make that disbelieved which he never...accepted his excuse without believing his professions. He said, that to have ridiculed his taste, or his buildings, had been an indifferent action in another... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pages
...shelter his temerity hebind dissimulation, und endeavour to make that dishelieved which he never had the confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory...Duke, which was answered with great magnanimity, as hy a man who accepted his excuse without helieving his professions. He said, that to have ridiculed... | |
 | David Hughson - 1809 - 820 pages
...make that disbelieved whicli he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory V-tter to the duke, which was answered with great magnanimity,...built in 1712; and, notwithstanding three successive shocks, which his fortune received, by his concerns in the African company, and in the Mississippi... | |
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