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 xii
... means of fub- fiftence but an annuity of 20 1. which her hufband had purchased for her in England , immediately after his marriage . In this di- stress she was taken into the family of God- win , her husband's eldest brother ; and there ...
... means of fub- fiftence but an annuity of 20 1. which her hufband had purchased for her in England , immediately after his marriage . In this di- stress she was taken into the family of God- win , her husband's eldest brother ; and there ...
Page xxiii
... mean time , Swift had no expectations of advantage from his connections with thefe perfons : he knew they could not long preferve their power ; and he did not honour it while it laft- ed , on account of the violent measures which were ...
... mean time , Swift had no expectations of advantage from his connections with thefe perfons : he knew they could not long preferve their power ; and he did not honour it while it laft- ed , on account of the violent measures which were ...
Page lv
... him to dine with us , and , in the mean time , " we'll go and take a walk in Naboth's vineyard . " of Where may that be , pray , Sir ? " faid the . YA Why , to as 1 A " a garden , " said the Dean , " BY Mas . PILKINGTON . Iv.
... him to dine with us , and , in the mean time , " we'll go and take a walk in Naboth's vineyard . " of Where may that be , pray , Sir ? " faid the . YA Why , to as 1 A " a garden , " said the Dean , " BY Mas . PILKINGTON . Iv.
Page 3
... mean thofe heavy , illiterate fcribblers , prostitute in their reputations , vicious in their lives , and ruined in their fortunes ; who , to the fhame of good fenfe , as well as piety , are greedily read , merely upon the ftrength of ...
... mean thofe heavy , illiterate fcribblers , prostitute in their reputations , vicious in their lives , and ruined in their fortunes ; who , to the fhame of good fenfe , as well as piety , are greedily read , merely upon the ftrength of ...
Page 5
... mean- ing , that was never thought on . And indeed the conceit was half fpoiled by changing the numbers ; that of four being much more cabalistic , and therefore better exposing the pretended virtue of numbers ; a superstition there in ...
... mean- ing , that was never thought on . And indeed the conceit was half fpoiled by changing the numbers ; that of four being much more cabalistic , and therefore better exposing the pretended virtue of numbers ; a superstition there in ...
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