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From the converfation of Sir William , who was minutely acquainted with all the intricacies of party , and the fecrets of ftate , during the reigns of K. Charles II . and K. James II . Swift greatly increased his political knowledge .
From the converfation of Sir William , who was minutely acquainted with all the intricacies of party , and the fecrets of ftate , during the reigns of K. Charles II . and K. James II . Swift greatly increased his political knowledge .
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... purely done by my personal credit with Mr Harley , " who is fo exceffively obliging , that I know not what to make of it , unless to fhew the rafcals of the other party , that they ufed " a man unworthily who had deferved better .
... purely done by my personal credit with Mr Harley , " who is fo exceffively obliging , that I know not what to make of it , unless to fhew the rafcals of the other party , that they ufed " a man unworthily who had deferved better .
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fo remarkable , that he was thought not only to defend , but in fome degree to direct their measures ; and fuch was his importance in the opinion of the oppofite party , that many speeches were made against him in both houfes of ...
fo remarkable , that he was thought not only to defend , but in fome degree to direct their measures ; and fuch was his importance in the opinion of the oppofite party , that many speeches were made against him in both houfes of ...
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BUT , if Swift thought this party too precipitant , it is certain he thought Lord Oxford too flow ; and he once told him fo in a manner that thews both his integrity , and the freedom of his converfation with those who have a ...
BUT , if Swift thought this party too precipitant , it is certain he thought Lord Oxford too flow ; and he once told him fo in a manner that thews both his integrity , and the freedom of his converfation with those who have a ...
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WHEN he returned , he found their quarrels and cold- nefs increased ; and having predicted their ruin from this very cause , he laboured to bring about a reconciliation , as that upon which the whole intereft of their party depended .
WHEN he returned , he found their quarrels and cold- nefs increased ; and having predicted their ruin from this very cause , he laboured to bring about a reconciliation , as that upon which the whole intereft of their party depended .
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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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