 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 408 pages
...ambitious, as fome yet can witnefs, to be acquainted with a man with whom I had the honour to converfe, and that almoft daily, for fo many years together....forgiven you this deceit. You extorted a praife, which I fhould willingly have given had I known you. Nothing had been more eafy than to commend a patron of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 412 pages
...will work their way through all forts of oppofition. I applauded rather out of decency than affeftion; and was ambitious, as fome yet can witnefs, to be...acquainted with a man with whom I had the honour to converfe, and that ahnoft daily, for fo many vcars together. Heaven knows, if I have heartily forgiven... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 366 pages
...work their way through all forts of oppofition. I applauded rather out of decency than affeftion ; and was ambitious, as fome yet can witnefs, to be...acquainted with a man with whom I had the honour to converfe, and that almoft daily, for fo many years together. Heaven knows, if I have heartily forgiven... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...work their way through all forts of oppofition. I< applauded rather out of decency than affection ; and was ambitious, as fome yet can witnefs, to be...daily, for fo many years together. Heaven knows, if I hive heartily forgiven you this deceit. You extorted a praife, which I Ihould willingly have given... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1104 pages
...work their way through all forts of oppofition. I applauded rather out of decency than affection ; and was ambitious, as fome yet can witnefs, to be...acquainted with a man with whom I had the honour to converfe, and that almoft daily, for fo many years together. Heaven knows, if I h/.ve heartily forgiven... | |
 | 1792 - 918 pages
...will work their way through aU forts of oppofition. I applauded rather out of decency than affection; and was ambitious, as fome yet can witnefs, to be acquainted with a man with whom I had the ho. nour to converfe, and that almoft daily, for fo many years together. Heaven knows, if I have heartily... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...opposition. I applauded, rather out of decency, than affection ; and was ambitious, as some yet can witness, to be acquainted with a man with whom I had the honour to converse, and that almost daily, for so many years together. Heaven knows, if I have heartily forgiven... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...opposition. I applauded, rather out of decency, than affection ; and was ambitious, as some yet can witness, to be acquainted with a man with whom I had the honour to converse, and that almost daily, for so many years together. Heaven knows, if I have heartily forgiven... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...opposition. I applauded rather out of decency, than affection ; and was ambitious, as some yet can witness, to be acquainted with a man, with whom I had the honour to converse, and that almost daily, for so many years together. Heaven knows, if I have heartily forgiven... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...opposition. I applauded rather out of decency, than affection ; and was ambitious, as some yet can witness, to be acquainted with a man, with whom I had the honour to converse, and that almost daily, for so many years together. Heaven knows, if I have heartily forgiven... | |
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I had the honour to converse, and that almost daily, for so many years together. Heaven knows, if I have heartily forgiven you this deceit. You extorted a praise which I should willingly have given had I known you. Nothing had been more easy than to commend... 
