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An apology in the original sense was a pleading off from some charge or imputation, by explaining or defending principles or conduct. It therefore amounted to a vindication.
An apology in the original sense was a pleading off from some charge or imputation, by explaining or defending principles or conduct. It therefore amounted to a vindication.
Approximate author period: c. 1793 AD · early modern
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- Author or tradition
- George Crabbe
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- Approximate author period: c. 1793 AD · early modern
author lifetime midpoint (1754–1832)
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- Pearls of Thought (1881) (1881 AD)
Page 14 · printed citation: Crabbe · subject: Apology
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