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 xxx
... human nature itself , in the worst light . The truth is , Swift's difap- pointments had rendered him fplenetic and angry with the whole world , and he frequent- ly indulged himself in a mifanthropy that is intolerable ; he has done fo ...
... human nature itself , in the worst light . The truth is , Swift's difap- pointments had rendered him fplenetic and angry with the whole world , and he frequent- ly indulged himself in a mifanthropy that is intolerable ; he has done fo ...
Page xxxiv
... humanity : for it is generally agreed , that Stella's immature death was occafioned by the peculiarity of his conduct towards her . It appears by feve- ral little incidents , that the regretted and difap- proved this conduct , and that ...
... humanity : for it is generally agreed , that Stella's immature death was occafioned by the peculiarity of his conduct towards her . It appears by feve- ral little incidents , that the regretted and difap- proved this conduct , and that ...
Page lix
... human minds as fo ma- ny plants , fet by the hand of the great Creator " for utility and ornament . Thus fome , we fee , ear- VOL . I. f ** ly 2 t ly produce beautiful bloffoms , and as foon fade BY MRS . PILKINGTON . lix.
... human minds as fo ma- ny plants , fet by the hand of the great Creator " for utility and ornament . Thus fome , we fee , ear- VOL . I. f ** ly 2 t ly produce beautiful bloffoms , and as foon fade BY MRS . PILKINGTON . lix.
Page lxvi
... human nature itself . Poli- tics were his favourite topic , as they gave him an op- portunity of gratifying his ambition , and thirft of power : yet in this road he has feldom continued long in one path . He has written miscellaneoufly ...
... human nature itself . Poli- tics were his favourite topic , as they gave him an op- portunity of gratifying his ambition , and thirft of power : yet in this road he has feldom continued long in one path . He has written miscellaneoufly ...
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... humanity or truth , let those who think it worth their while , determine . It is agreed , this anfwerer would have fucceeded much better , if he had ftuck wholly to his bufinefs , as a commentator upon the Tale of a tub , wherein it can ...
... humanity or truth , let those who think it worth their while , determine . It is agreed , this anfwerer would have fucceeded much better , if he had ftuck wholly to his bufinefs , as a commentator upon the Tale of a tub , wherein it can ...
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