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FOR thefe reafons , no wonder that the public have fhown fo much defire to be inftructed in all the particu- lars that relate to Dr Swift , and have received fo readily every performance that promifed them information of this kind .
FOR thefe reafons , no wonder that the public have fhown fo much defire to be inftructed in all the particu- lars that relate to Dr Swift , and have received fo readily every performance that promifed them information of this kind .
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... his uncle Godwin Swift had fallen into a kind of lethargy , or dotage , which deprived him by degrees of his fpeech and memory , and rendered him totally incapable of being of the leaft fervice to his family and friends .
... his uncle Godwin Swift had fallen into a kind of lethargy , or dotage , which deprived him by degrees of his fpeech and memory , and rendered him totally incapable of being of the leaft fervice to his family and friends .
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It is ( fays Lord Orrery ) a kind of disho- nourable degree ; and the record of it , notwithstanding Dr Swift's prefent established character throughout , the learned world , muft for ever remain against him in the academical register ...
It is ( fays Lord Orrery ) a kind of disho- nourable degree ; and the record of it , notwithstanding Dr Swift's prefent established character throughout , the learned world , muft for ever remain against him in the academical register ...
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Swift confented ; and Sir William was fo much pleased with this act of kind- nefs , that during the remainder of his life , which was about four years , his behaviour was fuch as produced the utmost harmony between them .
Swift confented ; and Sir William was fo much pleased with this act of kind- nefs , that during the remainder of his life , which was about four years , his behaviour was fuch as produced the utmost harmony between them .
Page xxi
THIS The promises of kings are often a kind of chaff , which the breath of a minifter bloweth , and scattereth away from the face of a court . Swift's petition had no effect . It was either totally for- gotten , or drowned amidst the ...
THIS The promises of kings are often a kind of chaff , which the breath of a minifter bloweth , and scattereth away from the face of a court . Swift's petition had no effect . It was either totally for- gotten , or drowned amidst the ...
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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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