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mic ftudy , to which he was not by nature much inclined , and apply himself wholly to books of history and poetry ; by which he could , without intellectual labour , fill his mind with pleafing images , and for a while fufpend the fense ...
mic ftudy , to which he was not by nature much inclined , and apply himself wholly to books of history and poetry ; by which he could , without intellectual labour , fill his mind with pleafing images , and for a while fufpend the fense ...
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That religious purposes were at this time predominant in his mind , he ufed frequently to declare ; he hoped , he faid , that , by diligent and conftant application , he fhould fo far excel , that the fexton might fometimes be asked on ...
That religious purposes were at this time predominant in his mind , he ufed frequently to declare ; he hoped , he faid , that , by diligent and conftant application , he fhould fo far excel , that the fexton might fometimes be asked on ...
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I am inclined however to think , that having ob- ferved her to be a delightful girl , and of a genius quick and lively , he had given her fome inftructions for the improvement of her mind in those happy years of ductility , when the ...
I am inclined however to think , that having ob- ferved her to be a delightful girl , and of a genius quick and lively , he had given her fome inftructions for the improvement of her mind in those happy years of ductility , when the ...
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How- ever , that greatness of mind , which infpires , like the demon of So- crates , courage and resolution into the fouls of the innocent , com- forted and fupported the religious and virtuous Mrs Johnson , under all the bitterness and ...
How- ever , that greatness of mind , which infpires , like the demon of So- crates , courage and resolution into the fouls of the innocent , com- forted and fupported the religious and virtuous Mrs Johnson , under all the bitterness and ...
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In point of power and re . venue , fuch a deanery might be efteemed no inconfiderable pro- motion ; but to an ambitious mind , whose perpetual aim was a fettlement in England , a dignity in any other kingdom must ap pear ( as perhaps it ...
In point of power and re . venue , fuch a deanery might be efteemed no inconfiderable pro- motion ; but to an ambitious mind , whose perpetual aim was a fettlement in England , a dignity in any other kingdom must ap pear ( as perhaps it ...
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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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