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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He affected first to believe her in jest , then to rally her on fo whimsical a choice , and at last to put her off without an absolute refusal ; and , while he was in this situation , he wrote the poem , called , “ Cadenus and “ Vanessa ...
He affected first to believe her in jest , then to rally her on fo whimsical a choice , and at last to put her off without an absolute refusal ; and , while he was in this situation , he wrote the poem , called , “ Cadenus and “ Vanessa ...
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He was a faithful guardian of the rights of his deanry , and even determined to assert his right of absence : against the Archbilhop of Dublin , at the expence of several hundred pounds , when he did not believe.
He was a faithful guardian of the rights of his deanry , and even determined to assert his right of absence : against the Archbilhop of Dublin , at the expence of several hundred pounds , when he did not believe.
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pence of several hundred pounds , when he did not believe he should ever again claim the privileges for himself ; because he would not hurt his successor by an injurious precedent . The poor , in the liberty of his cathedral ...
pence of several hundred pounds , when he did not believe he should ever again claim the privileges for himself ; because he would not hurt his successor by an injurious precedent . The poor , in the liberty of his cathedral ...
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I believe , ” faid be , they were meant as sich , “ but they are very diff . ” , “ Indeed , Sir , " said she , " he is fo perfectly a malter of harmonious numbers , " that , had his heart been the least affected with the 5 subject ...
I believe , ” faid be , they were meant as sich , “ but they are very diff . ” , “ Indeed , Sir , " said she , " he is fo perfectly a malter of harmonious numbers , " that , had his heart been the least affected with the 5 subject ...
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The Dean , " added she , 66 has e found out a new method of being charitable , in on which , however , I believe , he will have but few “ followers ; which is , to debar himself of what he “ calls the superfluities of life , in order to ...
The Dean , " added she , 66 has e found out a new method of being charitable , in on which , however , I believe , he will have but few “ followers ; which is , to debar himself of what he “ calls the superfluities of life , in order to ...
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