 | John Dryden - 1882 - 676 pages
...might be, he was too much conscience-struck to attempt a defence of what was really indefensible. " I shall say the less of Mr. Collier, because in many...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... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - English language - 1882 - 1108 pages
...his error, and testify his repentance. Of one who had coarsely reproved him, in the preface to the fables he says: •I shall say the less of Mr. Collier,...has taxed me justly; and I have pleaded guilty to nil thoughts and expressions of mine which can be truly argued of obscenity, profanencss, or immorality,... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - English language - 1883 - 586 pages
...his error, and testify his repentance. Of one who had coarsely reproved him, in the preface to the Fables he says: 'I shall say the less of Mr. Collier,...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 trinmph;... | |
 | Thomas Sergeant Perry - Literary Criticism - 1883 - 500 pages
...if not quite alone, forbore to make reply, but in the preface to his " Fables " (1 700) he said : " I shall say the less of Mr. Collier, because in many...thoughts and expressions of mine which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend,... | |
 | Thomas Sergeant Perry - Literary Criticism - 1883 - 490 pages
...alone, forbore to make reply, but in the preface to his " Fables " (1700) he said: "I shall say the1*> less of Mr. Collier, because in many things he has...thoughts and expressions of mine which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality. If he be my enemy, let him triumph ; if he be my friend,... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1883 - 516 pages
...silence and possessed my soul in quiet. 8' I shall say thc loss of Mr. Collier, because in many things be has taxed me justly ; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts or expressions of mine, which can be truly argued of obseenity, profaneness, or immorality ; and retract... | |
 | Esther J. Trimble Lippincott - American literature - 1884 - 536 pages
...acknowledged the justice of the accusation, and, in the preface to his Fables, says of Jeremy Collier :—" In many things he has taxed me justly ; and I have...thoughts and expressions of mine which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness or immorality, and retract them." After this controversy a better... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, Truman Jay Backus - American literature - 1884 - 508 pages
...placed witii theirs. * CD Tonge. t "• I shall say less of Mr. Collier, because in many things he ha? 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... | |
 | William John Courthope - 1884 - 202 pages
...the stage ?" When Collier attacked him he bent his head in submission. " In many things;" says he, " he has taxed me justly, and I have pleaded guilty to all thought and expressions of mine which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality,... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, Truman Jay Backus - American literature - 1884 - 504 pages
...his battle with the corrupt dramatists, his name is placed with theirs. * CD Tonge. t " I shall say less of Mr, Collier, because in many things he has taxed me jnstly; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine which can be truly argued... | |
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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. 
