Governors being accustomed to hear of more crimes than they can punish, and more wrongs than they can redress, set themselves at ease by indiscriminate negligence, and presently forget the request when they lose sight of the petitioner.


The prince of Abissinia [by S. Johnson]. (ed. 1760)

Samuel Johnson Quotes

Governors being accustomed to hear of more crimes than they can punish, and more wrongs than they can redress, set themselves at ease by...

Governors being accustomed to hear of more crimes than they can punish, and more wrongs than they can redress, set themselves at ease by...

Governors being accustomed to hear of more crimes than they can punish, and more wrongs than they can redress, set themselves at ease by...

Governors being accustomed to hear of more crimes than they can punish, and more wrongs than they can redress, set themselves at ease by...