 | Wentworth Dillon Earl of Roscommon - English poetry - 1717 - 580 pages
...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... | |
 | Wentworth Dillon Earl of Roscommon - Horatius Flaccus, Quintus - 1749 - 296 pages
...Habitual innocence adoms her thoughts, But your neglect muft anfwer for her faults. Immodeft • Immodeft words admit of no defence ; For want of decency, is want of fenfe. What mod'rate fop would rake the park, or flews, Who among troops of faultlefs nymphs may chufe... | |
 | Horace - 1760 - 568 pages
...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 - 418 pages
...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... | |
 | 1768 - 400 pages
...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... | |
 | Bibliography - 1776 - 586 pages
...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... | |
 | 1778 - 264 pages
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 486 pages
...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... | |
 | George William Lemon - 1783 - 710 pages
...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... | |
 | George William Lemon - English language - 1783 - 826 pages
...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... | |
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Immodest words admit of no defence; For want of decency is want of sense. 
