 ... 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.  London, by David Hughson - Page 418by Edward Pugh - 1809Full view - About this book
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...at laft reduced to fhdter his temerity behind diflimulation, and endeavour to make that 'difbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory Letter to the Duke, which was anfwered with great magnanimity, as by a man who accepted his excufe without believing his profeflions.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...reduced to ihelter his temerity behind diflimulation, and fiideavour endeavour to make that difbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory Letter to the Duke, which was anfwered with great magnanimity, as by a man who accepted his excufe without believing his profeflions.... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 pages
...laft reduced to fhelter his temerity behind diffimulation, and endeavour to- make that dilbelieved; which he never had confidence openly. to deny. He wrote an exculpatory Letter to the Duke, which, wa& .ailfwered with great magnanimity, as by a raaa.who accepted his exeufe without be-; lieving his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 418 pages
...laft reduced to flicker his temerity behind diffimulation, and •endeavour to make that dilbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory Letter to the Duke, which \s as anfwered 4 with with great magnanimity, as by a man who accepted his excufe without believing... | |
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...was " fatisfied ; and lie was at Uft reduced to fhcltcr his ttinciiiy •c bthind dillimulation, and endeavour to make that disbelieved «' which he never...wrote •' an exculpatory letter to the Duke, which wa« anfwered " with great magnanimity, as by a man who accepted hi) " excufe without believing his... | |
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...at laft reduced to flicker his temerity behind diflimulation, and endeavour to make that dilbelieved which he never had confidence openly to deny. He wrote an exculpatory letter to the Duke, which was anfwered with great magnanimity, as by a man who accepted his excufe without believing his profeffions.... | |
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