...conversation he was loose, silly, and obscene. To him Pope's couplet could be well applied : — Immoiiest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense. • The language of youthful depravity is doubly doubly disgusting when flowing from the lips...

...FRANCIS WESTLEY, 10, STATIONERS' COURT, AND AVE-MARIA LANE. ON THEATRICAL AMUSEMENTS. PART IV. " Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense." Roscommon. Mr. Lewellin. " But, Sir, though I have consented to follow you in this digression...

...Dr. Arbulhnot, though the former had totally forgotten his own sensible and modest remark, Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense. It is certainly too gross for republication on any account. The Laurel. It is the theory of...

...conversation he was loose, silly, and obscene. To him Pope's couplet could be well applied : — Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense. The language of youthful depravity is doubly / doubly disgusting when flowing from the lips...

...Dr. Arbnthnot, though the former had totally forgotten his own sensible and modest remark, Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense. It is certainly too gross for republication on any account. The Laurel. It is the theory of...

...makes an apology in a Latin epigram addressed to the grammarians ; but, as the poet observes, Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense. FRISONE BENZIO, an Italian poet, was a native of Assiso. Deformed in person, he compensated...

...more indecency and blasphemy, than I ever saw collected in one single volume.' Sia WM. JONES. Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense. HOSCOMMON. Indecency is less than immodesty, but more than indelicacy : they both respect the...

...general : but décence and gracefulness can be only in the particulars in doing the good. Sprat. Immodest words admit of no defence , For want of decency is want of sense. Roscvmmm. Performed what friendship, justice, truth require T What could he more, but decently...

...are opposite to us, is the nicest commendation than can be given us.—Sf Evrcmond. CLXXV. Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense. Roscommon. CLXXVI. I cannot but observe, to the honour of our country, that the good qualities...

...are opposite to us, is the nicest commendation than can be given us — St. ENremmd. CLXXV. Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense. Boscommon. CLXXVI. to form manners, to restrain excesses, to encourage industry, to prevent...