 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1836 - Liczba stron: 390
...bait, Habitual innocence adorns her thoughts ; But your negleet must answer for her faults. Immodest words admit of no defence ; For want of decency is want of sense. What moderate fop would rake the park or stews, Who among troops of faultless nymphs may choose... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1836 - Liczba stron: 336
...hait, Hahitual innoeence adorns her thoughts ; But your neglect must answer for her faults. Immodest words admit of no defence ; For want of decency is want of sense. . What moderate fop would rake the park or stews, Who among troops of faultless nymphs may choose... | |
 | Theodore Edward Hook - 1836 - Liczba stron: 348
...upon the interesting topic, and concluded by quoting to me that oft-repeated couplet : — " Immodest words admit of no defence ; For want of decency is want of sense." I — anxious to let her know that the lines were not, as they are very generally thought to... | |
 | John Reynolds (of Vermont.) - 1839 - Liczba stron: 348
...insults that were offered to her by those whose only excuse is, that they knew no better. " Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense." She survived this train of abuse and cruelty, and the Governor and Council to their credit,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - Liczba stron: 342
...sense. If you ask why I say with less propriety, I must give you the two lines together : — Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense Now want of sense, when a man has the misfortune to be so circumstanced, is it not a kind of... | |
 | 1853 - Liczba stron: 1048
...Alexander Pope, Esq., for we will not meddle with little men, expresses himself Ills:— "Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense." Dr. Franklin, I think, makes the following judicious emendation, " Immodest words •dmit but... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - Liczba stron: 844
...spirit enough publicly to praise the Paradise Lost*." FROM "AN ESSAY ON TRANSLATED VERSE." IMMODEST words admit of no defence ; For want of decency is want of sense. What moderate fop would rake the park or stews, Whoamong troops of faultless nymphs may choose... | |
 | William Goodman - 1843 - Liczba stron: 342
...him ; so she took to herself two or rather one stage-player and a ropp-dancer." — Pepys. " Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense." POPE Licentious scenes and incidents in plays were not then looked upon in that light by anybody,... | |
 | William Goodman - 1845 - Liczba stron: 340
...took to herself two actors, or rather one stage-player and a rope-dancer." — Pepys •" Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense." POPE Licentious scenes and incidents in plays were not then looked upon in that light by anybody,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - Liczba stron: 250
...sense. If you ask why I say with less propriety, I must give you the two lines together : Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense Now want of sense, when a man has the misfortune to he so circumstanced, is it not a kind of... | |
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Immodest words admit of no defence ; For want of decency is want of sense. 
