The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift .. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 54
Page xxix
He had been educated among the Whigs ; but he at length attached himself to the Tories , because ; as he said , the Whigs had renounced their old principles , and received others , which their forefathers held in utter abhorrence . t .
He had been educated among the Whigs ; but he at length attached himself to the Tories , because ; as he said , the Whigs had renounced their old principles , and received others , which their forefathers held in utter abhorrence . t .
Page xxxi
But Abp Sharpe , and a certain great Lady , having misrepresented his principles and character , her Majesty gave it to another * . Of this injury , however , the Archbishop was afterwards truly sensible , expressed great forrow for it ...
But Abp Sharpe , and a certain great Lady , having misrepresented his principles and character , her Majesty gave it to another * . Of this injury , however , the Archbishop was afterwards truly sensible , expressed great forrow for it ...
Page xlviii
... he refused , upon this principle , that a man of genius was a character superior to that of a Lord in a high station . He therefore obliged . his Lordship to walk with his treasurer's staff from room to room through his own levee ...
... he refused , upon this principle , that a man of genius was a character superior to that of a Lord in a high station . He therefore obliged . his Lordship to walk with his treasurer's staff from room to room through his own levee ...
Page xlix
As to his political principles , if his own account of them is to be believed , he abhorred Whiggism only in those who made it confift in damning the church , reviling the clergy , abetting the difsenters , and speaking contemptibly of ...
As to his political principles , if his own account of them is to be believed , he abhorred Whiggism only in those who made it confift in damning the church , reviling the clergy , abetting the difsenters , and speaking contemptibly of ...
Page xciv
The fame principle opon which he thus ftudiously avoided appearances of good , made him frequently incur appearances of evil , especi ally when an opportunity offered of indulging his peculiar vein of humour , and gratifying his natural ...
The fame principle opon which he thus ftudiously avoided appearances of good , made him frequently incur appearances of evil , especi ally when an opportunity offered of indulging his peculiar vein of humour , and gratifying his natural ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
affected againſt allowed alſo anſwer antient appears becauſe believe beſt body called character Chriſtianity church common continued Dean equally faith fall fame firſt fome force frequently friends give hand happened hath head heart himſelf honour hope human immediately Ireland kind King laſt learned leaſt leave letter lived look Lord manner matter means mind moſt muſt nature never obſerved occaſion once opinion particular party perhaps perſon pleaſe preſent principles produce reader reaſon received religion ſaid ſame ſay ſee ſeems ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſpirit ſubject ſuch Swift tell themſelves theſe things thoſe thought tion told true turn univerſal uſe virtue whole whoſe writers written
Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |