 ... 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 otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence of a bad cause, when...  Epea Pteroenta., Or, The Diversions of Purley - Page 381by John Horne Tooke - 1798 - 534 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 pages
...have given him noPerfonal Occafion to be otherwife, he will be 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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 526 pages
...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 pages
..." 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...caufe, when I " have fo often drawn it for a good one." If mr. CongreveDrydsn's ?nd fir John Vanbrugh had taken the fame method with mr. preface to L/iyden,... | |
 | New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 pages
..." 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...caufe, when I " have fo often drawn it for a good one." If mr. CongreveDryden'j and fir John Vanbru^h had taken the fame method with mr. preface to Dryden,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 396 pages
...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...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 my meaning by his glofles... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 392 pages
...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...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 my meaning by his glofles... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 352 pages
...friend, as I have given him no perfonal occaf:on to be otherwife, he will be glad of my repentance. It becomes me not to draw my pen in the defence of a...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 my meaning by his gloffes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pages
...friend, as I have given him no perfonal occafion to be othcrwife, 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 (b often drawn it for a good one. Yet it were not difficult to prove, that • in many places he has... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 356 pages
...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 pages
...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...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 my meaning by his gloffes;... | |
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