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 xxxiv
... faid the Dean did at length earnestly de- fire , that he might be publicly owned as his wife ; but as her health was then declining , fhe faid it was too late , and infifted , that they should continue to live as they had lived before ...
... faid the Dean did at length earnestly de- fire , that he might be publicly owned as his wife ; but as her health was then declining , fhe faid it was too late , and infifted , that they should continue to live as they had lived before ...
Page xxxix
... faid , " bring it here : " and when the fame fervant was breaking a large hard coal , he faid , " That is a ftone ; " you blockhead . ” From this time he was perfectly filent , till the latter end of October 1745 , and then died ...
... faid , " bring it here : " and when the fame fervant was breaking a large hard coal , he faid , " That is a ftone ; " you blockhead . ” From this time he was perfectly filent , till the latter end of October 1745 , and then died ...
Page xlii
... faid , ftate the que- ftion with great clearness and precision , point out the controverted particular , and appeal to the opinion , either of some neutral person , or of the majority . It is however true , that he kept his friends in ...
... faid , ftate the que- ftion with great clearness and precision , point out the controverted particular , and appeal to the opinion , either of some neutral person , or of the majority . It is however true , that he kept his friends in ...
Page xlvii
... faid for his love of trifles , and his want of delicacy and decorum ? Forgive him these errors , and draw a veil over certain excrefcences of wit and humour , you will then admire him as an honour to the public , and a fcourge to all ...
... faid for his love of trifles , and his want of delicacy and decorum ? Forgive him these errors , and draw a veil over certain excrefcences of wit and humour , you will then admire him as an honour to the public , and a fcourge to all ...
Page xlviii
... faid John ufually chewed , called pigtail . ' But his legacy to Mr. Robert Gratton is fill more extraordinary . Item ... faid box to his brother , Dr. James Gratton , during the life of the faid Doctor , who hath more ⚫ occafion for it ...
... faid John ufually chewed , called pigtail . ' But his legacy to Mr. Robert Gratton is fill more extraordinary . Item ... faid box to his brother , Dr. James Gratton , during the life of the faid Doctor , who hath more ⚫ occafion for it ...
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