 | Wentworth Dillon Earl of Roscommon - 1717 - Liczba stron: 580
...Bait* Habitual Innocence adorns her Thoughts, But your Negleft muft anfwer for her Faults. Imntodeft Words admit of no Defence ; For want of 'Decency, is want of Senje, What mod'rate Fop wou'd rake the Tark, or Stews, Who among Troops of faultlefs Nymphs may Variety... | |
 | Horace - 1760 - Liczba stron: 568
...Speech The Apartment of the tender Youth to reach. And alfo that of the great Rofcomon з Immodeß Words admit of no Defence^ For Want of Decency is Want of Senfe. The Ellipfes neceflary to conneét the Senfe of the Author are very few, and printed in Italics.... | |
 | 1768 - Liczba stron: 418
...ignorance, or his obfcenity. He has certainly verified the proverbial maxim of a great writer : , .," Immodeft words admit of no defence, " For want of decency is want of fenfe." 7 he Dofirine of Inflammations, founded upon Reafon and Experience, and entirely cleared from the contradictory... | |
 | 1768 - Liczba stron: 400
...author's ignorance, or his obicenity. He has certainly verified the provefbial maxim of a great Writer : " Immodeft words admit of no defence, " For want of decency is want of ienfe." 3 he Dottrine of Inflammations, founded upon Rcafon and Experience, and entirely cleared from... | |
 | 1776 - Liczba stron: 586
...licentious language, there is a palpable want of tafle and propriety in it. Our poet himfelf fays, ]mmodeft words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of fenfe. This editor may contend as long as he pleafes for the privilege of the poet's profeilion, and his right... | |
 | 1778 - Liczba stron: 264
...never encouraged but in the company of fools ; fince, as my Lord Rofcommon juftly oblerves : " Immodelt words admit of no defence; " For want of decency. is want of fenfe.. I am, dear fon, Your truly affectionate father. LETTER XIII. The following letter .was .written to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Liczba stron: 486
...pernicious bait, Habitual innocence adorns her thoughts, But your negleft muft anfwer for her faults. Immodeft words admit of no defence ; For want of decency is want of fenfe. What moderate fop would rake the Park or ftews, Who among troops of faultlefs nymphs may choofe ? Variety... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - Liczba stron: 258
...her faults. Immodeft words admit of no defence ; For want of decency is want of fenfe. What moderate fop would rake the Park or flews, Who among troops of faultlefs nymphs may choofe ? Variety of fuch is to be found ; Take then a fubjeft proper to expound : But moral', great,... | |
 | George William Lemon - 1783 - Liczba stron: 710
...and ears, but even the thoughts and imaginations too, ought to be kept pure and untainted : Immodeil words admit of no defence ; For want of decency is want of fenfe *. Readers of fuch a cail ought to be fent to writers of a fimilar difpofition ; and indeed there are... | |
 | George William Lemon - 1783 - Liczba stron: 826
...and ears, but even the thoughts and imaginations too, ought to be kept pure and untainted : Immodeil words admit of no defence ; For want of decency is want of fenfe *. Readers of fuch a cart ought to be fent to writers of a fimilar difpoiition ,- and indeed there... | |
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Immodest words admit of no defence ; For want of decency is want of sense. 
