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 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 ...
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Amidst all the buliness and honours that crowded upon him , he wrote every day an account of what occurred to Stella ... and he did not honour it while it lasted , on account of the violent measures which were pursued by both sides .
Amidst all the buliness and honours that crowded upon him , he wrote every day an account of what occurred to Stella ... and he did not honour it while it lasted , on account of the violent measures which were pursued by both sides .
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... had been received with great kindness and honour ; but now , upon his return after the Queen's death , he experienced every possible mark of contempt and indignation . The tables were turned ; the power of the Tories and the Dean's ...
... had been received with great kindness and honour ; but now , upon his return after the Queen's death , he experienced every possible mark of contempt and indignation . The tables were turned ; the power of the Tories and the Dean's ...
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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 scourge to all the knaves and fools of his time . Upon the whole , his conduct was ...
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 scourge to all the knaves and fools of his time . Upon the whole , his conduct was ...
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... when· ever I see a number of agreeable qualities in any per" fon , I am always fure they have bad ones fufficient " to pnize the scale . " Mrs. Pilkington bowed , and tolds him , he did her great honour ; in that copying .
... when· ever I see a number of agreeable qualities in any per" fon , I am always fure they have bad ones fufficient " to pnize the scale . " Mrs. Pilkington bowed , and tolds him , he did her great honour ; in that copying .
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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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