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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As to the arrangement of the different pieces , we have clafled them in the order which appeared to us the most natural , and by which we could most conveniently complete the work in eight volumes , of a fize near equal .
As to the arrangement of the different pieces , we have clafled them in the order which appeared to us the most natural , and by which we could most conveniently complete the work in eight volumes , of a fize near equal .
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His capacity and strength of mind were undeniably equal to any task whatsoever . His pride , his fpirit , or his ambition , call it by what name you please , was boundless ; but his views were checked in his younger 1 younger years ...
His capacity and strength of mind were undeniably equal to any task whatsoever . His pride , his fpirit , or his ambition , call it by what name you please , was boundless ; but his views were checked in his younger 1 younger years ...
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... than had been applied to the same use in any period of equal length . since it was first built . He was a faithful guardian of the rights of his deanry , and even determined to assert his right of absence : against the Archbilhop of ...
... than had been applied to the same use in any period of equal length . since it was first built . He was a faithful guardian of the rights of his deanry , and even determined to assert his right of absence : against the Archbilhop of ...
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As a writer , he had no equal . His file is masterly , correct , and strong , never diffusive , yet always clear ; and if we consider it in comparifon of his predecessors , he has outdone them all , and is one , perhaps the chief ...
As a writer , he had no equal . His file is masterly , correct , and strong , never diffusive , yet always clear ; and if we consider it in comparifon of his predecessors , he has outdone them all , and is one , perhaps the chief ...
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He wields the fword of party with ease , justnefs , and dexterity : and while he entertains the ignorant and the vulgar , he draws an equal attention from the learned and the great . When he is serious , his gravity becomes him , . when ...
He wields the fword of party with ease , justnefs , and dexterity : and while he entertains the ignorant and the vulgar , he draws an equal attention from the learned and the great . When he is serious , his gravity becomes him , . when ...
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| Title | The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin Volume 1 of The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Jonathan Swift |
| Author | Jonathan Swift |
| Publisher | C. Bathurst, J. Rivington, W. Strahan, B. Collins, J. Hinton, J. Dodsley, L. Davis and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, and W. Bowyer, 1766 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 28 Sep 2018 |
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