 | Juvenal - 1726 - 468 sidor
...Character of Zimri in my Abfalom,«}s, in my Opinion, worth the whole Poem: 'Tis not bloody, but 'tis ridiculous enough : And he for whom it was intended, was too witty- to refent it as an Injury. If I had rail'd, I might have fuffer'd for it juftly ; but I manag'd mine own Work more happily, perhaps... | |
 | Juvenal - 1735 - 512 sidor
...Character of Zimi in my AbfalonK, is, in my Opinion, worth the whole Poem : 'Tis not bloody, but 'tis ridiculous enough : And he for whom it was intended, was too witty to refent it as an Injury. If I had rail'd, I might have fuffcr'd for it juftly; but 1 manag'dmine own Work more happily, perhaps... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...work, a bare hanging ; but to make a malefactor die fweetly, was only belonging to her hufband. I wi(h I could apply it to myfelf ; if the reader would be...intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more 'happily,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 476 sidor
...belongs to me. The character of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem : it is-not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough : and he for whom...intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more happily, perhaps... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 398 sidor
...apply it to myfelf ; if the reader would be kind enough to think •it belongs to me. The charafter of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the...'intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had raikd, I might have fuffeml for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more happily, perhaps... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1130 sidor
...be kind enough to think it belongs to me. The character.. of. Zimri in my Abfalom, .is, iamyppinion, worth the whole poem : it is not bloody, but it is...ridiculous enough: and he for whom it -was .intended,, was loo witty to relent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly ; but I managed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 390 sidor
...character of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem : it is r.otblocdy, but :t is ridiculous 'enough: and he for whom it was intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more hap. pily,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 sidor
...in my opinion, worth the whole poem: it i< not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough : and he for *hom it was intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly ; but I managed mine own works more happily, perhaps... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 388 sidor
...could apply it to myfelf ; if the reader would be kind enough to think it belongs to me. The charafter of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the...intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuffered for it juftly; but I managed mine own works more happily, perhaps... | |
 | 1797 - 522 sidor
...character of Zimri in my Abfalom, is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem : 'tis not bloody, but 'tis ridiculous enough: and he for whom it was intended, was too witty to refent it as an injury. If I had railed, I might have fuiferedforit juftly; butlmaruged mine own works more happily, perhaps... | |
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The character of Zimri in my Absalom is, in my opinion, worth the whole poem: it is not bloody, but it is ridiculous enough; and he, for whom it was intended, was too witty to resent it as an injury. 
