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Page xxxiv
... be“ caule ( faid he ) che Queen designs to signify it to the Bishops of “ Ireland in form , and take notice that it was done upon a memorial from you : which Mr Harley told Swift he did to * make it look more respectful to him .
... be“ caule ( faid he ) che Queen designs to signify it to the Bishops of “ Ireland in form , and take notice that it was done upon a memorial from you : which Mr Harley told Swift he did to * make it look more respectful to him .
Page xxxv
1921 , he has this expreslion : " I have conversed in “ some freedom with more ministers of state , of all parties , than ** usually happens to men of my level ; and I confess , in their ca“ pacity as ministers , I look upon them as a ...
1921 , he has this expreslion : " I have conversed in “ some freedom with more ministers of state , of all parties , than ** usually happens to men of my level ; and I confess , in their ca“ pacity as ministers , I look upon them as a ...
Page xxxvii
The nearer I look upon things , the “ worse i like them . I believe the confederacy will soon break to " pieces ; and our factions at home increase . The ministry is upon a narrow bottom ; and stands like an isthmus between the Whigs on ...
The nearer I look upon things , the “ worse i like them . I believe the confederacy will soon break to " pieces ; and our factions at home increase . The ministry is upon a narrow bottom ; and stands like an isthmus between the Whigs on ...
Page xxxix
Yes , “ my Lord , ” says the Doctor ; “ but , if your Lordship will look a little farther , you so will fee that I am driving a snail before me ; which indeed happened to the device . To this the Earl coolly replied , " That is severe ...
Yes , “ my Lord , ” says the Doctor ; “ but , if your Lordship will look a little farther , you so will fee that I am driving a snail before me ; which indeed happened to the device . To this the Earl coolly replied , " That is severe ...
Page xli
8 - ) - And Thortly after talking of these affairs , " Here are ” ( faith the Doctor ) " the first steps towards the ruin of an excellent ministry ; for I " look knowing 6 " look upon them as certainly ruined .
8 - ) - And Thortly after talking of these affairs , " Here are ” ( faith the Doctor ) " the first steps towards the ruin of an excellent ministry ; for I " look knowing 6 " look upon them as certainly ruined .
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