 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 404 pages
...shelter his temerity behind dissimulation, and endeavour to make that disbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory letter to the Duke, which was aaswered with great magnanimity, as by a man who accepted his excuse, without believing his professionsHe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Poets, English - 1821 - 406 pages
...never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory letter to the Duke, which was afiawered with great magnanimity, as by a man who accepted his excuse without believing his professions. He said, that to have ridiculed his taste, or his buildings, had been an indifferent action in another... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 308 pages
...shelter his temerity behind dissimulation, and endeavour to make that disbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory...accepted his excuse without believing his professions. He said, that to have ridiculed his taste, or his buildings, had been an indifferent action in another... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 402 pages
...shelter his temerity behind dissimulation, and endeavour to make that disbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory...accepted his excuse without believing his professions. He said, that to have ridiculed his taste, or his buildings, had been an indifferent action in another... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 pages
...shelter his temerity behind dissimulation, and endeavour to make that disbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory...accepted his excuse without believing his professions. He said, that to have ridiculed his taste, or his buildings, had been an indifferent action in another... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 524 pages
...shelter his temerity behind dissimulation, and endeavour to make that disbelieved -which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory...accepted his excuse without believing his professions. He said, that to have ridiculed his taste, or his buildings, had been an indifferent action in another... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 520 pages
...shelter his temerity behind dissimulation, and endeavour to make that disbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory...magnanimity, as by a man who accepted his excuse without believiug his professions. He said, that to have ridiculed his taste, or his buildings, had been an... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1826 - 444 pages
...blither bis temerity behind dissimulation, and ande*roar to make that disbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory...accepted his excuse without believing his professions. He said, that to have ridiculed his taste, or his buildings, had been an indifferent action in smother... | |
 | 1826 - 432 pages
...shelter his temerity behind dissimulation, and endeavour to make that disbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory...accepted his excuse without believing his professions. He said, that to have ridiculed his taste, or his buildings, had been an indifferent action in another... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...shelter his temerity behind dissimulation, and endeavour to make that disbelieved which lie never had nd him but admire, 190 And now the punk applaud, and now the friar. Thus with each gift oi hit excuse without believing his professions. He said, that to have ridiculed his taste, or his buildings,... | |
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... and endeavour to make that disbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory letter to the duke, which was answered with great magnanimity, as by a man who accepted his excuse without believing his professions. 
