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Page vi
... and a variety of notes added , containing such anecdotes , or different relations of the fame fact as were worth preserving . The whole of the sketch composed by the Doctor himself , fo far as it is in the least interesting , is ...
... and a variety of notes added , containing such anecdotes , or different relations of the fame fact as were worth preserving . The whole of the sketch composed by the Doctor himself , fo far as it is in the least interesting , is ...
Page xi
... his uncle Godwin Swift had fallen into a kind of lethargy , or dotage , which deprived him by degrees of his speech and memory , and rendered him totally incapable of being of the least service 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 speech and memory , and rendered him totally incapable of being of the least service to his family and friends .
Page xxi
But it does not appear , that , after the death of Sir William , the King took the least notice of Mr Swift * . His petition and dedication were equally neglected t ; and after a fruitless attendance at court , which probably increased ...
But it does not appear , that , after the death of Sir William , the King took the least notice of Mr Swift * . His petition and dedication were equally neglected t ; and after a fruitless attendance at court , which probably increased ...
Page xxiii
Whilst Swift was chaplain to Lord Berkeley , bis only fifter , who was of a middle size , finely shaped , rather beyond what is called the agreeable throughout her whole person , was polite and well - bred , with at least a good share ...
Whilst Swift was chaplain to Lord Berkeley , bis only fifter , who was of a middle size , finely shaped , rather beyond what is called the agreeable throughout her whole person , was polite and well - bred , with at least a good share ...
Page xxvii
... we may be fure , had be made her the least advances . " I am inclined however to think that having ob served her to be a delightful girl , and of a genius quick and lively , he had given her some instructions for the improvement of ...
... we may be fure , had be made her the least advances . " I am inclined however to think that having ob served her to be a delightful girl , and of a genius quick and lively , he had given her some instructions for the improvement of ...
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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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