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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Whether Swift at this time desired the company of Stella as a wife , or a friend , is not certain ; but the reason which she and her companion then gave for their leaving England was , that in Ireland the interest of money was high ...
Whether Swift at this time desired the company of Stella as a wife , or a friend , is not certain ; but the reason which she and her companion then gave for their leaving England was , that in Ireland the interest of money was high ...
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Forgive him these errors , and draw a veil over certain excrefcences of wit and humour ; you will then admire him as an honour to the public , and a scourge to all the knaves and fools of his time . Upon the whole , his conduct was ...
Forgive him these errors , and draw a veil over certain excrefcences of wit and humour ; you will then admire him as an honour to the public , and a scourge to all the knaves and fools of his time . Upon the whole , his conduct was ...
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A CRITICISM on SWIFT'S PROSEWRITINGS , By the Earl of ORRERY . aj 21 21 170 191 201 : 25 205 = 74 38 ; IF F we consider Swift's profe works , we shall find a certain masterly conciseness in their style , that hath never been equalled by ...
A CRITICISM on SWIFT'S PROSEWRITINGS , By the Earl of ORRERY . aj 21 21 170 191 201 : 25 205 = 74 38 ; IF F we consider Swift's profe works , we shall find a certain masterly conciseness in their style , that hath never been equalled by ...
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... in a way not to be pardon-ed , drawn his pen against a certain great man then alive , and universally reverenced for every good quality that could poslibly enter into the composition of the most accomplished person .
... in a way not to be pardon-ed , drawn his pen against a certain great man then alive , and universally reverenced for every good quality that could poslibly enter into the composition of the most accomplished person .
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... bookseller hath published a foolish paper , under the name of Notes on the Tale of a Tub , with fome account of the author ; and with an insolence , which I suppose is punishable by law , hath presumed to allign certain names .
... bookseller hath published a foolish paper , under the name of Notes on the Tale of a Tub , with fome account of the author ; and with an insolence , which I suppose is punishable by law , hath presumed to allign certain names .
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| Title | The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin Volume 1 of The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Jonathan Swift |
| Author | Jonathan Swift |
| Publisher | C. Bathurst, J. Rivington, W. Strahan, B. Collins, J. Hinton, J. Dodsley, L. Davis and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, and W. Bowyer, 1766 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 28 Sep 2018 |
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