The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, DublinC. Bathurst, J. Rivington, W. Strahan, B. Collins, J. Hinton, J. Dodsley, L. Davis and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, and W. Bowyer, 1766 |
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Page x
... and had pursued it through two or three reigns from William the Conqueror ; but that the contempt he conceived of the ancient monarchs , made him him foon lay the design aside ; and that his averfion to kings was invincible .
... and had pursued it through two or three reigns from William the Conqueror ; but that the contempt he conceived of the ancient monarchs , made him him foon lay the design aside ; and that his averfion to kings was invincible .
Page xiv
At this time Sir William Temple was in high reputation , and honoured with the confidence and familiarity of King William . His father , Sir John Temple , had been master of the rolls in Ireland , and contracted an intimate friendship ...
At this time Sir William Temple was in high reputation , and honoured with the confidence and familiarity of King William . His father , Sir John Temple , had been master of the rolls in Ireland , and contracted an intimate friendship ...
Page xv
About this time a bill was brought into the house for triennial.parliaments , to which the King was very averse , but fent however to consult Sir William Temple , who foon afterwards fent Swift to Kensington with the whole account in ...
About this time a bill was brought into the house for triennial.parliaments , to which the King was very averse , but fent however to consult Sir William Temple , who foon afterwards fent Swift to Kensington with the whole account in ...
Page xvii
... Swifc'applied by-petition.co King William , for the first vacant prebend of Canterbury or Weftminster , for which the royal promise * Two volumes of Sir William's Letters , which che dedicated to his Majesty . had 1 ** 8 had been ...
... Swifc'applied by-petition.co King William , for the first vacant prebend of Canterbury or Weftminster , for which the royal promise * Two volumes of Sir William's Letters , which che dedicated to his Majesty . had 1 ** 8 had been ...
Page xviii
But it does not appear , that , after the death of Sir William , the King took the leaft notice of Swift . After this be accepted an invitation from the Earl of Berkeley , appointed one of the lords justices of Ireland , to attend him ...
But it does not appear , that , after the death of Sir William , the King took the leaft notice of Swift . After this be accepted an invitation from the Earl of Berkeley , appointed one of the lords justices of Ireland , to attend him ...
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