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 xiii
... hand - writing . Some have also thought , that he was a natural fon of Sir Wil- liam Temple , because Sir William expreffed a particular regard for him but that was impoffible for Sir William was refident a- broad in a public character ...
... hand - writing . Some have also thought , that he was a natural fon of Sir Wil- liam Temple , because Sir William expreffed a particular regard for him but that was impoffible for Sir William was refident a- broad in a public character ...
Page xiv
... hand - writing . In 1688 , his uncle Godwin was feized with a lethargy , and foon deprived both of his fpeech and memory : by which accident Swift being left without fupport , took a journey to Leicester , that he might confult with his ...
... hand - writing . In 1688 , his uncle Godwin was feized with a lethargy , and foon deprived both of his fpeech and memory : by which accident Swift being left without fupport , took a journey to Leicester , that he might confult with his ...
Page xv
... hand . very well , yet did not prevail . Soon after this tranfaction he was feized with the return of a diforder , which , he had . contracted in Ire- land , by eating a great quantity of fruit , and which afterwards gradually increased ...
... hand . very well , yet did not prevail . Soon after this tranfaction he was feized with the return of a diforder , which , he had . contracted in Ire- land , by eating a great quantity of fruit , and which afterwards gradually increased ...
Page xxix
... hand . The receipt of this , which pro- bably communicated the fatal fecret of his marriage with Stella , the unhappy lady did not furvive many weeks ; however , the was fufficiently compofed to cancel a will the had made in the Dean's ...
... hand . The receipt of this , which pro- bably communicated the fatal fecret of his marriage with Stella , the unhappy lady did not furvive many weeks ; however , the was fufficiently compofed to cancel a will the had made in the Dean's ...
Page xl
... hand , or placed before him on the table , that he fel- dom deviated many minutes in the daily re- volutions of his exercifes and employments . His manner was without ceremony , but not . ruftic ; for he had a perfect knowledge of all ...
... hand , or placed before him on the table , that he fel- dom deviated many minutes in the daily re- volutions of his exercifes and employments . His manner was without ceremony , but not . ruftic ; for he had a perfect knowledge of all ...
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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