John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2981 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 2981 |
AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
QUOTATION: | She hugg’d the offender, and forgave the offence: Sex to the last. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Cymon and Iphigenia. Line 367. |
Note 1. And love the offender, yet detest the offence.—Alexander Pope: Eloisa to Abelard, line 192. [back] |