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Page ix
She was of a generous and hospitable nature , very exact in all the duties of religion , attended the public worship ge- nerally twice a day , was a very early rifer , and was always dreffed for the whole day at about fix o'clock in the ...
She was of a generous and hospitable nature , very exact in all the duties of religion , attended the public worship ge- nerally twice a day , was a very early rifer , and was always dreffed for the whole day at about fix o'clock in the ...
Page xxv
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 ...
Page xxvi
And it is hoped , that those who can no otherwise emulate the character of Swift , will attempt it in this act of religious decorum , and no longer affect either to be wits or fine gentlemen , by a conduct directly contrary to fo great ...
And it is hoped , that those who can no otherwise emulate the character of Swift , will attempt it in this act of religious decorum , and no longer affect either to be wits or fine gentlemen , by a conduct directly contrary to fo great ...
Page xxviii
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 ...
Page xlix
... 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 of revealed religion .
... 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 of revealed religion .
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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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