 ... 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 - 1810 - 494 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 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 hfve ridiculed his taste, or his buildings, had been an indifferent action in another... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...no man was satisfied ; and he was at last reduced to shelter his temerity behind dissimuulation, 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...no man was satisfied ; and he was at last reduced to shelter his temerity behind dissimulation, und endeavour to make that disbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. Ho wrote an exculpatory letter to the duke, which was answered with great magnanimity, as by a man... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 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 - 1812 - 220 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 - 1812 - 348 pages
...man was satisfied ; and he was at last reduced to shelter his temerity be. hind 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 410 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... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1816 - 932 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...answered with great magnanimity, as by a man who accepted bis excuse without believing his professions. He said, that to have ridiculed his taste, or his buildings,... | |
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