 | Juvenal - 1726 - 468 pages
...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 - Satire - 1735 - 512 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1760 - 476 pages
...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 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1779 - 398 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1779 - 1130 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1779 - 390 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1779 - 384 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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. 
