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 xxii
... interest of his new friends with all his power , in pam- phlets , poems , and periodical papers : his intimacy with them was so remarkable , that he was thought not only to defend , but in fome fome degree to direct their measures ; and ...
... interest of his new friends with all his power , in pam- phlets , poems , and periodical papers : his intimacy with them was so remarkable , that he was thought not only to defend , but in fome fome degree to direct their measures ; and ...
Page lvi
... interest to be honest . " - " Or elfe , Sir , " said Mrs. Pilkington , " your wall " would have been as tedious a piece of work as Pe- " nelope's web , if all that was done in the day was to " be undone at night . " " " Well ...
... interest to be honest . " - " Or elfe , Sir , " said Mrs. Pilkington , " your wall " would have been as tedious a piece of work as Pe- " nelope's web , if all that was done in the day was to " be undone at night . " " " Well ...
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... interest of our vast flourishing body , as well as of myself , for whom I know , by long experience , he has professed , and still continues , a peculiar malice . It is not unlikely , that when your Highness will one day peruse what I ...
... interest of our vast flourishing body , as well as of myself , for whom I know , by long experience , he has professed , and still continues , a peculiar malice . It is not unlikely , that when your Highness will one day peruse what I ...
Page 44
... interests of us all ; defiring much rather that things be amicably composed ; and we shall fo far advance on our fide , as to be ready to re- ceive the two prodigals with open arms , whenever they shall think fit to return from their ...
... interests of us all ; defiring much rather that things be amicably composed ; and we shall fo far advance on our fide , as to be ready to re- ceive the two prodigals with open arms , whenever they shall think fit to return from their ...
Page 105
... interest . Thus furnished , and set out with gods , as well as de- wils , was the renowned sect of Eolifts ; which makes at this day so illustrious a figure in the world , and whereof that polite nation of Laplanders are , beyond all ...
... interest . Thus furnished , and set out with gods , as well as de- wils , was the renowned sect of Eolifts ; which makes at this day so illustrious a figure in the world , and whereof that polite nation of Laplanders are , beyond 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