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Page xix
... Doctor hath often told his friends , that whatever money he saved by this manner of travelling , he constantly threw it away , as foon as he went to London , upon a fine waistcoat , or fome additional gaiety upon a suit of cloaths .
... Doctor hath often told his friends , that whatever money he saved by this manner of travelling , he constantly threw it away , as foon as he went to London , upon a fine waistcoat , or fome additional gaiety upon a suit of cloaths .
Page lvii
I was * three years , " says he , " reconciling myself to the « fcene , and business to which fortune hath condemned 4 me ; and stupidity was what I had recourse to * } [ vol 4. p . 33- ) : It has been suggested , that the acquaintance ...
I was * three years , " says he , " reconciling myself to the « fcene , and business to which fortune hath condemned 4 me ; and stupidity was what I had recourse to * } [ vol 4. p . 33- ) : It has been suggested , that the acquaintance ...
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I fall however remark some few particulars , without venturing to attempt the delineation of a character , which hath entirely bafiled all endeavours hitherto made , either by friends or enemies . Swift's natural temper feems to have ...
I fall however remark some few particulars , without venturing to attempt the delineation of a character , which hath entirely bafiled all endeavours hitherto made , either by friends or enemies . Swift's natural temper feems to have ...
Page cxvii
Addison hath all the powers that can captivate and improve : his diction is easy , his periods are well turned , his expresions are flowing , and his humour is delicaté . Tillotson is nervous , grave , majestic , and perspicuous .
Addison hath all the powers that can captivate and improve : his diction is easy , his periods are well turned , his expresions are flowing , and his humour is delicaté . Tillotson is nervous , grave , majestic , and perspicuous .
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He hath seen the productions but of two answerers , one of which at first appeared as from an unknown hand , but since avowed by a person t , who upon fome occasions hath discovered no ill vein of humour .
He hath seen the productions but of two answerers , one of which at first appeared as from an unknown hand , but since avowed by a person t , who upon fome occasions hath discovered no ill vein of humour .
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| Title | The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift .. Volume 1 of The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Jonathan Swift |
| Author | Jonathan Swift |
| Publisher | G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 4 May 2017 |
| Length | 2984 pages |
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