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" The atrocious crime of being a young man, which the honourable gentleman has, with such spirit and decency, charged upon me,' I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny, but content myself with wishing that I may be one of those whose follies may cease... "
Leaders of the senate: a biographical history of the rise and development of ... - Page 109
by Alexander Charles Ewald - 1884
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The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons from the Restoration to ...

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1742 - 522 pages
...palliate, nordeny, but content myfelf with wifhing that I may be one of thole whole Follies mayceale with their Youth, and not of that Number who are ignorant in fpite of Experience. ' Whether Youth can be imputed to any Man as a Reproach, I will not, Sir, aflume...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: In Thirteen Volumes. ...

Samuel Johnson - 1787 - 422 pages
...palliate nor deny, but content myfelf with wifhing that I may be one of thofe whofe follies may ceafe with their youth, and not of that number, who are ignorant in fpite of experience. Whether youth can be .imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, Sir, aflame...
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The life of Dr. Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...palliate nor deny, but con tent myfelf with wiftring, that I may be one of thofe whofe ' follies may ceafe with their youth, and not of that number who • are ignorant in fpite of experience. ' Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I ' will not, Sir, aflume...
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Debates in Parliament, Volume 12

Samuel Johnson - Great Britain - 1787 - 444 pages
...palliate nor deny, but content myfelf with wifhing that I may be one of thofe whole follies may ceafe with their youth, and not of that number, who are ignorant in fpite of experienee. Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, Sir, afTume...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 pages
...palliate nor deny, but conf tent myfelf with wifhing, that I may be one of thofe whofe * follies may ceafe with their youth, and not of that number who ' are. ignorant in fpite of experience. ' Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I f will not, Sir, aflame...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 636 pages
...nor deny, but • content myfelf with wifhing, that I may be one of thofe whofe • follies may ceafe with their youth, and not of that number • who are ignorant in fpite of experience. « Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, • I will not, Sir,...
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Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt, Earl ..., Volume 1

John Almon - Great Britain - 1793 - 514 pages
...nor deny, ?• but content myfelf with wifhing that I may * be one of thofe whofe follies may ceafe with * their youth, and not of that number who * are ignorant in fpite of experience. * Whether youth can be imputed to any man * as a reproach, I will not ailume the...
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The American Preceptor: Being a New Selection of Lessons for Reading and ...

Caleb Bingham - Literature - 1801 - 234 pages
...palliate nor deny ; but content myfelf with wifhing, that I may be one of thofe whofe follies may ceafe with their youth, and not of that number who are ignorant in fpite of experience. 2. Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, Sir, affurae...
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The American Orator, Or, Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry: Comprehending ...

Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...honesty or compassion. SECTION XII. Mr Pitt's Reply. SIR, THE atrocious crime of beinga young man, which the honourable gentleman has, with such spirit...upon me, I shall neither attempt to palliate, nor deny,—but content myself with wishing that I may be one of those whose follies may cease with their...
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Facts Tending to Prove that General Lee was Never Absent from this Country ...

Thomas Girdlestone - 1813 - 166 pages
...buried in the last dyke of liberty. Mr. Pitt in his speech, as it is reported by Dr. Johnson, says, — that I may be one of those whose follies may cease...that number who are ignorant in spite of experience. — Junius has thus applied — as you yourself are a singular instance of youth without spirit, so...
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