 | Miscellany poems - 1716
...How fafe is Treafon, and how facted 111, Where none can fin againft the Peoples Will ! Where Crouds can wink ; and no offence be known. Since in another's Guilt they find their own. Tret, Fame deferv'd, no Enemy can grudge ; The Statefrnan we abhor, but praife the Judge. In Ifrael's... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716
...Ho* fafe is Treafon, and how facred 111, Where none can fin againft the Peoples Will ? Where Crouds can -wink ; and no offence be known, Since in another's Guilt they find their tjwn. Yet, Fame deferv'd, no Enemy can grudge ; The Statefman we abhor, but praifc the Judge. In Ifrad's... | |
 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716
...how facred Ill, Where none can fin againft the Peoples Will ? Where Crouds can wink ; and no o((ence be known, Since in another's Guilt they find their own. Yet, Fame deferv'd, no Enemy can grudge ; The Srarefman we abhor, but praife the Judge. In Ifrael's Courrs ne'er... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760
...private crimes. How fafe is treafon, and how facred ill, Where none can fin againft the people's will ? Where crowds can wink, and no offence be known, Since...in another's guilt they find their own ? Yet fame deferv'd no enemy can grudge ; The ftatefman we abhor, but praife the judge. In Ifrael's courts ne'er... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767
...How fafe is treafon, and how facred ill, Where none can fin againft the people's will ? Where crouds can wink, and no offence be known, Since in another's guilt they find their own ? Yet fame deferv'd no enemy can grudge; The ftatefman we abhor, but praife the judge. In Ifrael's courts ne'er... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1773
...How fafe is treafon, and how faered ill, Where none cau fin againft the people's will ? Where erowds can wink, and no offence be known, Since in another's guilt they find their own ? Yet fame deferv'd no enemy can grudge; The iUtefman we abhor, but praife the judge. In Iftael's court ne'er... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1779
...private crimes. How fafe is treafon, and how facred ill, V/here none can fm againft the people's will ! Where crowds can wink, and no offence be known, Since...in another's guilt they find their own ? Yet fame deferv'd no enemy can grudge ; The ftatefman we abhor, but praife the judge. In Ifrael's courts ne'er... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779
...is treafon, and how facred ill, Where none can fm againft the people's will ! Where crowds can wmk, and no offence be known, Since in another's guilt they find their own ? Yet fame deferv'd no enemy can grudge ; The ftatefinan we abhor, but praife the judge. In Ifrael's courts ne'er... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779
...how facred ill, Where none can f:n againft the people's will ! Where crowds can wink, and no oiignce be known, Since in another's guilt they find their own ? Yet fame deferv'd no enemy can grudge ; The ftatefman we abhor, but praife the judge. In Ifrael's courts ne'er... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 442 pages
...(vol. i. partii. p. 135 — -i^.) the principal alterations made in the second edition are noticed. " Where crowds can wink, and no offence be known, •...praise the judge : " In Israel's courts ne'er sat an Abethdin, " With more discerning eyes, or hands more clean ; " Unbribed, unsought, the wretched to... | |
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With public zeal to cancel private crimes. How safe is treason and how sacred ill, Where none can sin against the people's will, "Where crowds can wink and no offence be known, Since in another's guilt they find their own ! Yet fame deserved no enemy... 
