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Page xii
... de- riving his prefent fubfiftence merely from the precarious bounty of an uncle , and having no other object of hope but the continuance of it * , that he could not refift the temptation to neglect many neceffary objects of acade- ...
... de- riving his prefent fubfiftence merely from the precarious bounty of an uncle , and having no other object of hope but the continuance of it * , that he could not refift the temptation to neglect many neceffary objects of acade- ...
Page xv
The facrifice of the future to the prefent , whether it be a folly or a fault , is feldom unpunished ; and Swift foon found himself in the fitua- tion of a man who had burned his bed to warm his hands ; for , at the end of four years ...
The facrifice of the future to the prefent , whether it be a folly or a fault , is feldom unpunished ; and Swift foon found himself in the fitua- tion of a man who had burned his bed to warm his hands ; for , at the end of four years ...
Page xxxii
The prefent miniftry have a difficult task , and " want me , & c . According to the best judgment I have , they are purfuing the true intereft of the public ; and therefore I am glad to contribute what lies in my power . " [ Nov. 29.
The prefent miniftry have a difficult task , and " want me , & c . According to the best judgment I have , they are purfuing the true intereft of the public ; and therefore I am glad to contribute what lies in my power . " [ Nov. 29.
Page xxxiii
This is the fault of all " the prefent minifters , teafing me to death for my affiftance , lay- ing the whole weight of their affairs upon it ; and flipping oppor " tunities . " [ O. 31. 1711. ] D. S. p . 329 , 30 , 1 .
This is the fault of all " the prefent minifters , teafing me to death for my affiftance , lay- ing the whole weight of their affairs upon it ; and flipping oppor " tunities . " [ O. 31. 1711. ] D. S. p . 329 , 30 , 1 .
Page xxxvii
But what , I think , fhewed more kindness and affection than any of the former , was the prefent of that penknife wherewith the Earl himself had been ftabbed by Guifcard . It was a common ordinary penknife , with a tortoife shell handle ...
But what , I think , fhewed more kindness and affection than any of the former , was the prefent of that penknife wherewith the Earl himself had been ftabbed by Guifcard . It was a common ordinary penknife , with a tortoife shell handle ...
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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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