The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 - 2984 pages |
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Page xxxiv
... look more respectful to him . " [ 08. 10. 1710 . ] — " I " believe " [ faith the Doctor ] never any thing was compaffed fo " foon , and purely done by my personal credit with Mr Harley , " who is fo exceffively obliging , that I know ...
... look more respectful to him . " [ 08. 10. 1710 . ] — " I " believe " [ faith the Doctor ] never any thing was compaffed fo " foon , and purely done by my personal credit with Mr Harley , " who is fo exceffively obliging , that I know ...
Page xxxv
... look upon them as a race of people whole acquaintance no man would court , otherwife than on the fcore " of vanity or ambition . " [ vol.4 . p . 27. ] Lord Oxford ; as a gentle- man and a scholar , might be open and unreferved to Dr ...
... look upon them as a race of people whole acquaintance no man would court , otherwife than on the fcore " of vanity or ambition . " [ vol.4 . p . 27. ] Lord Oxford ; as a gentle- man and a scholar , might be open and unreferved to Dr ...
Page xxxvii
... look upon things , the " worse I like them . I believe the confederacy will foon break to pieces ; and our factions at home increase . The ministry is upon a narrow bottom ; and stands like an ifthmus between the " Whigs on one fide ...
... look upon things , the " worse I like them . I believe the confederacy will foon break to pieces ; and our factions at home increase . The ministry is upon a narrow bottom ; and stands like an ifthmus between the " Whigs on one fide ...
Page xxxix
... look a little farther , you " will fee that I am driving a fnail before me ; which indeed happened to be the device . To this the Earl coolly replied , “ That is fevere enough , Jonathan ; but " I deferve it . " [ D. S. p . 163 , 4 ...
... look a little farther , you " will fee that I am driving a fnail before me ; which indeed happened to be the device . To this the Earl coolly replied , “ That is fevere enough , Jonathan ; but " I deferve it . " [ D. S. p . 163 , 4 ...
Page xli
... And fhortly after talking of thefe affairs , " Here are " ( faith the Doctor ) " the first steps towards the ruin of an excellent miniftry ; for I 44 08 04 " look he drew the firft sketch of An history of the THE LIFE OF DR SWIFT . xli.
... And fhortly after talking of thefe affairs , " Here are " ( faith the Doctor ) " the first steps towards the ruin of an excellent miniftry ; for I 44 08 04 " look he drew the firft sketch of An history of the THE LIFE OF DR SWIFT . xli.
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