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Page xxix
He had been educated among the Whigs ; but he at length attached himself to the Tories , be- caufe , as he faid , the Whigs had renounced their old principles , and received others , which their forefathers held in utter abhorrence † .
He had been educated among the Whigs ; but he at length attached himself to the Tories , be- caufe , as he faid , the Whigs had renounced their old principles , and received others , which their forefathers held in utter abhorrence † .
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But Abp Sharpe , and a certain great Lady , having mif- represented his principles and character , her Majesty gave it to another * . Of this injury , however , the Archbishop was afterwards truly fenfible , expreffed great forrow for ...
But Abp Sharpe , and a certain great Lady , having mif- represented his principles and character , her Majesty gave it to another * . Of this injury , however , the Archbishop was afterwards truly fenfible , expreffed great forrow for ...
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WHEN he was defired by Lord Oxford to introduce Dr Parnel to his acquaintance , he refused , upon this principle , that a man of genius was a character fuperior to that of a Lord in a high station . He therefore obli- ged his Lordship ...
WHEN he was defired by Lord Oxford to introduce Dr Parnel to his acquaintance , he refused , upon this principle , that a man of genius was a character fuperior to that of a Lord in a high station . He therefore obli- ged his Lordship ...
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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 , revi- ling the clergy , abetting the diffenters , and fpeaking contemptibly ...
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 , revi- ling the clergy , abetting the diffenters , and fpeaking contemptibly ...
Page xciv
The fame principle upon which he thus ftudiously avoided appearances of good , made him frequently incur appearances of evil , efpeci- ally when an opportunity offered of indulging his pe- culiar vein of humour , and gratifying his ...
The fame principle upon which he thus ftudiously avoided appearances of good , made him frequently incur appearances of evil , efpeci- ally when an opportunity offered of indulging his pe- culiar vein of humour , and gratifying his ...
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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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