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 xlii
... understood cleaning shoes , " because , " faid he , " my kitchen - wench " has a fcullion that does her drudgery , and " one part of the business of my groom " and footman , is conftantly to clean her fhoes by turns " if they fcrupled ...
... understood cleaning shoes , " because , " faid he , " my kitchen - wench " has a fcullion that does her drudgery , and " one part of the business of my groom " and footman , is conftantly to clean her fhoes by turns " if they fcrupled ...
Page liii
... understood it ? " for I would , " faid he , “ have " it intelligible to the meanest capacity ; and if you ** comprehend it , ' tis poffible every body may . " She accompanied the Dean to evening - prayers ; and on their return to the ...
... understood it ? " for I would , " faid he , “ have " it intelligible to the meanest capacity ; and if you ** comprehend it , ' tis poffible every body may . " She accompanied the Dean to evening - prayers ; and on their return to the ...
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... of the authors I employ understood Latin ; ( though I have them often in pay , to tranflate out of that language . ) I was there- fore compelled to have recourse to the curate of our parifa , parish , who Englifhed it thus , Let it be x6.
... of the authors I employ understood Latin ; ( though I have them often in pay , to tranflate out of that language . ) I was there- fore compelled to have recourse to the curate of our parifa , parish , who Englifhed it thus , Let it be x6.
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... understood to be its old antitype , the common- wealth . But how to analyse the tub , was a matter of difficulty ; when , after long inquiry and debate , the li- teral meaning was preferved : and it was decreed , that , in order to ...
... understood to be its old antitype , the common- wealth . But how to analyse the tub , was a matter of difficulty ; when , after long inquiry and debate , the li- teral meaning was preferved : and it was decreed , that , in order to ...
Page 31
... understood , it fhall be concluded , that fomething very ufeful and profound is couched underneath ; and again , that what- ever word or fentence is printed in a different character , fhall be judged to contain fomething extraordinary e ...
... understood , it fhall be concluded , that fomething very ufeful and profound is couched underneath ; and again , that what- ever word or fentence is printed in a different character , fhall be judged to contain fomething extraordinary e ...
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