Saturday, 6 October 2012

Fagburn: On Witch Hunts

Compound for sins they are inclined to
By damning those they have no mind to.    

Samuel Butler, c. 1895 - after the Wilde trials, I think.
Fear witch hunts/trials, lest - least of all - you'll be next, my friend.
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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous6 October 2012 at 18:11

    This quote according to facts is from Hudibras by the 18th c. Samuel Butler.

    Here is a link to this very interesting work.

    http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/4937/pg4937.txt

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  2. Anonymous6 October 2012 at 18:11

    PS the point is just as valid now, of course.

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  3. Fagburn7 October 2012 at 06:23

    Ah, thanks for that.
    Silly me.
    I remember it from being quoted in the introduction to a biograpjy of Wilde - Hesketh Pearson's maybe - hence my confusion.
    Sorry.

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  4. Anonymous7 October 2012 at 07:24

    lol yet another misquote about Mr Wilde! Imo there's only one thing worse than being misquoted.

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  5. Fagburn7 October 2012 at 07:44

    Okay, let's let this total and shaming incident go now, please.

    x

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