 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, let him triumph; if he be my friend, as I have given him no personal occasion to be...  The Poetical Works of John Dryden., Esq: Containing Original Poems, Tales ... - Page liiiby John Dryden, Joseph Warton, John Warton - 1811Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...Expreffions of 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... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...expreflions of mine, which can be truly argued of obfcenity, profanenefs, or immorality ; and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, as I have given him no peribnal occafion to be otherwife, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 pages
...expreffions of mine, 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 I have given him no perfonal occafion to be otherwife, " he will be glad of my repentance. It... | |
 | Biography - 1761 - 614 pages
...expreflions of mine, 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... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...expreffions of mine, which can be truly argued of obfcenity, profanenefs, or immorality ; and retraft them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend, as I have given him no perfonal occafion to be otherwife, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...or profanenefs, and retraff them. 13 // Jf Be be my enemy, let him triumph ; if be be my friend, be will be glad of my repentance. Yet, as our beft difpofitions are imperfect, he left Handing in the fame book a reflection on Collier of great afperity, and in'de'ed of more afperity than... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1772 - 388 pages
...or profanenefs, and retratt them. 13 y If be be my enemy, let him triumph ; ;/ he be my friend, be will be glad of my repentance. Yet, as our beft difpofitions are imperfedt, he left flanding in the fame book a reflection on Collier of great afperity, and indeed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 456 pages
...exprejpons of mine that can be truly accufed of obftenity, immorality , or profanenefs, and retract them. If' he be my enemy, let him triumph; if he be...Yet, 'as our beft difpofitions are imperfect, he left Banding in the fame book a refleclion on Collier of great afperity, and indeed of more afperity than... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 484 pages
...mine that can be truly accufed of ohfcenity, immorality, or frofanenefs, and retraSt them. If he he my enemy, let him triumph; if he be my friend, he...Yet, as our beft difpofitions are imperfect, he left in the fame book a- reflection 0n Collier of great afperity, and indeed of more afperity than wit.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...profanenefs, and retracJ them. If he he my enemy, let him triumph ; if he he my friend, he will he glad of my repentance. Yet, as our beft difpofitions...great afperity, and indeed of more afperity than wit. Blackrnore he reprefents as made his enemy by the poem of Abfalom and Ackitophcl, which he thinks a... | |
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