 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 miscellaneous prose works of sir Walter Scott - Page 427by sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...religion and virtue. Whoever makes this his choice, vrtien the other was in his power, may he go off I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of the stage unpitied, complaining of neglect and poverty, the just punishments of his ir religion... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...religion and virtue. Whoever makes this his choice, vrhen the other was in his power, may he go off" I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of the stage unpitied, complaining of neglect and poverty, the just punishments of his irreligion... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...benefactor ; but instead of it, to traduce me in a libel. I shall say the less of Mr. Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly ; and I have pleaded...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... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...benefactor, but, instead of it, to traduce me in a libel. I shall say the less of Mr Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly; and I have pleaded...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... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 486 pages
...by profession," said the wag ; " and you know two of a trade can never agree,"— Gibber1! Apology. many things he has taxed me justly ; and I have pleaded...thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneneis, or immorality, and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 476 pages
...by profession," said the wag ; " and you know t\io of a trade can never agree. "—Gibber's Apology, many things he has taxed me justly ; and I have pleaded...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... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 478 pages
...attempt a defence of what was really indefensible. " I shall say the less of Mr Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly ; and I have pleaded...thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract them. If he he my enemy, let him triumph... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...benefactor, but, instead of it, to traduce me in a libel. I shall say the less of Mr Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly; and I have pleaded...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;... | |
 | John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 768 pages
...commit. • In the preface to his fables, he says : " I shall say the less of Mr. Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly, and I have pleaded...thoughts and expressions of mine, which can be truly arraigned of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract them. If he be my enemy let him triumph... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1809 - 446 pages
...gentleman and a Christian, he replied : " I shall say the less of Mr. Collier, because in many things he taxed me justly, and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine, which may truly be argued of obscenity, profaneness or immorality, and retract them. If he be my enemy, let... | |
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