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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... never dressed without a bason of wa- ter by him , with which he carefully clean- fed his feet . Among his fingularities , were his refolution never to wear spectacles , and his obstate perseverance in the usfe of too much exercise ...
... never dressed without a bason of wa- ter by him , with which he carefully clean- fed his feet . Among his fingularities , were his refolution never to wear spectacles , and his obstate perseverance in the usfe of too much exercise ...
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... never had it once in his thoughts , that any thing he said would in the least be capable of fuch interpretations ; which he will engage to deduce full as fairly from the most innocent book in the world . And it will be obvious to every ...
... never had it once in his thoughts , that any thing he said would in the least be capable of fuch interpretations ; which he will engage to deduce full as fairly from the most innocent book in the world . And it will be obvious to every ...
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Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth. that would never have been one . He conceived , it was never disputed to be an original , whatever faults it might have . However , this answerer produces three instan- ces to prove this author's wit is ...
Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth. that would never have been one . He conceived , it was never disputed to be an original , whatever faults it might have . However , this answerer produces three instan- ces to prove this author's wit is ...
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... never dying works of these illustrious persons , your governor , Sir , has devoted to unavoidable death ; and your Highness is to be made believe , that our age has never arrived at the honour to produce one single poet . We confess ...
... never dying works of these illustrious persons , your governor , Sir , has devoted to unavoidable death ; and your Highness is to be made believe , that our age has never arrived at the honour to produce one single poet . We confess ...
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... never came there ; dined with lords they never faw ; whispered a dutchefs , and spoke never a word ; exposed the scrawls of their laundress for billetdoux of quality ; came ever juft from court , and were never feen in it ; attended the ...
... never came there ; dined with lords they never faw ; whispered a dutchefs , and spoke never a word ; exposed the scrawls of their laundress for billetdoux of quality ; came ever juft from court , and were never feen in it ; attended the ...
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againſt almoſt alſo ancient anſwer aſſiſtance becauſe beſides beſt buſineſs called cauſe Chriſtianity church clergy cloſe confcience confiderable conſequence courſe cuſtom Dean defire deſign diſcourſe diſpoſed eaſy eſpecially eſtabliſhed expoſe faid falſe fame farther 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 pleaſure 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 ſmall ſome ſometimes ſpeak ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſtation ſtill ſtrange ſtrength ſtyle ſubject ſuch ſuppoſe Swift ſyſtem themſelves ther theſe things thoſe thought tion treatiſe underſtanding univerſal uſe uſual utmoſt wherein whole whoſe Wotton writers