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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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Attribution & collection notes
Author or tradition
George Crabbe
Attribution: attributed
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1793 AD · early modern
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Recorded source
Pearls of Thought (1881) (1881 AD)

Page 14 · printed citation: Crabbe · subject: Apology

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