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Page ix
... having no means of subfiftence but an annuity of 20 l . which her husband had purchared for her in England , immediately after his mar riage . In this distress she was taken with her daughter into the family of Godwin ...
... having no means of subfiftence but an annuity of 20 l . which her husband had purchared for her in England , immediately after his mar riage . In this distress she was taken with her daughter into the family of Godwin ...
Page x
... that finding it necessary to visit a relation who was dangerously fick , and from whom he expected a legacy , The found means to convey the child on thipboard , without the knowledge of his mother or his uncle , and carried him with ...
... that finding it necessary to visit a relation who was dangerously fick , and from whom he expected a legacy , The found means to convey the child on thipboard , without the knowledge of his mother or his uncle , and carried him with ...
Page xix
The vulgar dialect was not only a fund of humour ' for him , but I verily believe was acceptable to his nature ; otherwise I know not how to account for the many filthy ideas and indecent expreffions ( I mean indecent in point of ...
The vulgar dialect was not only a fund of humour ' for him , but I verily believe was acceptable to his nature ; otherwise I know not how to account for the many filthy ideas and indecent expreffions ( I mean indecent in point of ...
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But it happened , that after he had acted as secretary during the whole journey to Dublin , one Bush found means to infinuate to Lord Berkeley , that the post of secretary was not fit for ...
But it happened , that after he had acted as secretary during the whole journey to Dublin , one Bush found means to infinuate to Lord Berkeley , that the post of secretary was not fit for ...
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However , it is by no means improbable , that Swift's prodigious talents , which appear throughout his whole life to have been dreaded by all his contemporaries , not excepting even thole ministers , wbo were desirous to have the honour ...
However , it is by no means improbable , that Swift's prodigious talents , which appear throughout his whole life to have been dreaded by all his contemporaries , not excepting even thole ministers , wbo were desirous to have the honour ...
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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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