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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... caufe , he laboured to bring about a reconci- , liation , as that upon which the whole inte- , reft of their party depended . Having attempt- . * This promotion was thought to be a disappoint- ment to him , as he expected a bishopric in ...
... caufe , he laboured to bring about a reconci- , liation , as that upon which the whole inte- , reft of their party depended . Having attempt- . * This promotion was thought to be a disappoint- ment to him , as he expected a bishopric in ...
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... caufe with others , he conftantly lent out a large fum of money , in fmall portions , to honest , induftrious , and neceflitous tradef- men , upon eafy terms . Befides this , he fre + quently gave five and ten pounds , without any ...
... caufe with others , he conftantly lent out a large fum of money , in fmall portions , to honest , induftrious , and neceflitous tradef- men , upon eafy terms . Befides this , he fre + quently gave five and ten pounds , without any ...
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... caufe you are the pooreft . " 66 At their going away , the Dean handed Mrs. Pil- kington down all the fteps to the coach , thanking them for the honour of their company , at the fame time flipping into her hand as much money as Mr ...
... caufe you are the pooreft . " 66 At their going away , the Dean handed Mrs. Pil- kington down all the fteps to the coach , thanking them for the honour of their company , at the fame time flipping into her hand as much money as Mr ...
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... caufe is little agreed in ; and it seems to me , that very few philofophers have fallen into a true , natural folution of this phænomenon . The deepest account , and the moft fairly digefted of any I have yet met with , is this , That ...
... caufe is little agreed in ; and it seems to me , that very few philofophers have fallen into a true , natural folution of this phænomenon . The deepest account , and the moft fairly digefted of any I have yet met with , is this , That ...
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... caufe climbing up by flow degrees , Fate is fure to turn them off before they can reach within many steps of the top ; and because it is a preferment attained by transfer- ring of propriety , and a confounding of meum and tuum . Under ...
... caufe climbing up by flow degrees , Fate is fure to turn them off before they can reach within many steps of the top ; and because it is a preferment attained by transfer- ring of propriety , and a confounding of meum and tuum . Under ...
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againſt almoſt alſo ancient anſwer aſſiſtance becauſe beſides beſt buſineſs cauſe Chriſtianity church clergy cloſe confcience conſequence conſtitution courſe cuſtom Dean defire deſign diſcourſe diſpoſed eaſy eſpecially eſtabliſhed expoſe faid falſe fame fatire fide fince firſt fome foon fuch fure hath Hawkef honour houſe inſtance intereſt itſelf JONATHAN SWIFT juſt laſt learned leaſt leſs Lord manifeſt mankind modern moſt muſt nature neceſſary never obſerved occafion Orrery paſs paſſages perſon Peter Pindar pleaſe poſſible preſent preſerve prince propoſed publiſhed purpoſe raiſed reader reaſon refolved religion reſpect reſt ſaid ſame ſay ſcheme ſeems ſenſe ſerve ſervice ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhew ſhort ſhould ſince Sir William Temple ſmall ſome ſometimes ſpeak ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſtation ſtill ſtrength ſtrong ſtyle ſubject ſuch ſuppoſe Swift ſyſtem themſelves ther theſe things thoſe thought tion treatiſe underſtanding univerſal uſe uſual utmoſt wherein whole whoſe Wotton writers