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Page xxxiv
... be " caufe ( faid he ) the Queen defigns to fignify it to the Bishops of " Ireland in form , and take notice that it was done upon a me- " morial from you : which Mr Harley told Swift he did to make it look more respectful to him .
... be " caufe ( faid he ) the Queen defigns to fignify it to the Bishops of " Ireland in form , and take notice that it was done upon a me- " morial from you : which Mr Harley told Swift he did to make it look more respectful to him .
Page xxxv
1721 , he has this expreffion : I have converfed in " fome freedom with more minifters of state , of all parties , than ufually happens to men of my level ; and I confefs , in their ca- " pacity as minifters , I look upon them as a race ...
1721 , he has this expreffion : I have converfed in " fome freedom with more minifters of state , of all parties , than ufually happens to men of my level ; and I confefs , in their ca- " pacity as minifters , I look upon them as a race ...
Page xxxvii
The nearer I 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 ...
The nearer I 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 ...
Page xxxix
Yes , " my Lord , " fays the Doctor ; " but , if your Lordship will 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 ...
Yes , " my Lord , " fays the Doctor ; " but , if your Lordship will 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 ...
Page xli
8 ] -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 ...
8 ] -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 ...
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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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