The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 - 2984 pages |
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Page vii
... fhort as pof- ble ; fince , ( as Lord Orrery obferves ) , though his an- ceftors were perfons of very decent and reputable cha- racters , fand the elder branch of the family ennobled ] , he himself has been the herald to blazon the ...
... fhort as pof- ble ; fince , ( as Lord Orrery obferves ) , though his an- ceftors were perfons of very decent and reputable cha- racters , fand the elder branch of the family ennobled ] , he himself has been the herald to blazon the ...
Page xix
... fhort , upon his own feet he ran like a buck from one place to another . Gates , ftiles , and quickfets , he no more valued than if they had been so many straws . His conftitution was strong , and his limbs were active . His compa- ny ...
... fhort , upon his own feet he ran like a buck from one place to another . Gates , ftiles , and quickfets , he no more valued than if they had been so many straws . His conftitution was strong , and his limbs were active . His compa- ny ...
Page xxxii
... fhort , the Whigs would gladly have depended on his fupe- rior talents for their refurrection ; and the Tories dreaded from his pen their inevitable deftruction . D. S. p . 312 , 13 - It does not appear , that Swift had any defign of ...
... fhort , the Whigs would gladly have depended on his fupe- rior talents for their refurrection ; and the Tories dreaded from his pen their inevitable deftruction . D. S. p . 312 , 13 - It does not appear , that Swift had any defign of ...
Page xxxiv
... fhort , faid every thing he could " with ; told him he must bring Mr St John and him acquainted ; " and spoke fo many things of perfonal kindness and esteem , that he [ Swift ] was inclined to believe what some friends had told him ...
... fhort , faid every thing he could " with ; told him he must bring Mr St John and him acquainted ; " and spoke fo many things of perfonal kindness and esteem , that he [ Swift ] was inclined to believe what some friends had told him ...
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... fhort time before he left Vaneffa and the reft of his friends in England , and returned to the place of his exile , which he always mentioned with regret . In the year 1714 Mrs Vanhomrigh died ; and , having lived at an expence much ...
... fhort time before he left Vaneffa and the reft of his friends in England , and returned to the place of his exile , which he always mentioned with regret . In the year 1714 Mrs Vanhomrigh died ; and , having lived at an expence much ...
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