 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 pągines
...glad of my Repentance. It becomes roe not to draw my Pen in the Defence of a bad Caufe, when I have fo often drawn it for a good one. Yet it were not difficult to prove, that in many Places he has perverted jny Meaning by his Glofles ; and interpreted my W ords in* to Blafphemy and Baudry, of which they were... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 pągines
...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 me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad cauie, when I have fo often drawn it for a good one. Yet it were not difficult to prove, that in many... | |
 | 1761 - 614 pągines
...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 becomes me not " to draw my pen, in the defence of a bad caufe, when I " have fo often drawn it for a good one." If mr. CongreveDrydsn's ?nd fir John Vanbrugh... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 pągines
...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 me not " to draw my pen in the defence of a bad caufe, when I " have fo often drawn it for a good one." If mr. CongreveDryden'j and fir John Vanbru^h... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 pągines
...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 me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad caufe, when I have fo often drawn it for a good one. Yet it were not difficult to prove, that in many... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 pągines
...glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad caufe, when I have fo often drawn it for a good one. Yet it were not difficult...that in many places he has perverted my meaning by his gloffes i and interpreted my words into blafphemy and baudry, of which they were not guilty ; befides... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 pągines
...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 me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad caufe, when I have fo often drawn it for a good one. Yet it were not difficult to prove, that in many... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 pągines
...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 me not to draw my pen in the defence of a ted caufe, when I have lb often drawn it for a good one. Yet it were not difficult to prove, that in... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pągines
...if he be my friend, as I have given him ao perfonal occafion to be otherwife, he will be glad of roy repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad caufe, when I have fo often drawn it for a good one. Yet it were not difficult to prove, that in many... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pągines
...of my repentance. It become* me not to draw my pen in defence of a bad caufe, when I have fo oftsn drawn it for a good one. Yet it were not difficult to prove, that in many placet he has perverted my meaning by his gloffcs ; and interpreted my words into blafphemy and baudry,... | |
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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, let him triumph ; if he... 
