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Page viii
He married the eldest daughter of Sir William D'Avenant ; but dying young , he left only one fon , whofe name al- fo was Thomas , and who died in May 1752 , in the 87th year of his age , rector of Puttenham , in Surrey , a bene- fice ...
He married the eldest daughter of Sir William D'Avenant ; but dying young , he left only one fon , whofe name al- fo was Thomas , and who died in May 1752 , in the 87th year of his age , rector of Puttenham , in Surrey , a bene- fice ...
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... cident fhould bereave mankind of fuch a genius , Sir William Temple ( whofe lady was related to Dr Swift's mother ) most gene- roufly ftept in to his affiftance , and avowedly supported his educa- tion at the university of Oxford .
... cident fhould bereave mankind of fuch a genius , Sir William Temple ( whofe lady was related to Dr Swift's mother ) most gene- roufly ftept in to his affiftance , and avowedly supported his educa- tion at the university of Oxford .
Page xxi
UPON the death of Sir William Temple , Swift ap- plied by petition to K. William for the firft vacant pre- bend of Canterbury or Weftminster , for which the royal promife had been obtained by his late patron , whofe pofthumous works he ...
UPON the death of Sir William Temple , Swift ap- plied by petition to K. William for the firft vacant pre- bend of Canterbury or Weftminster , for which the royal promife had been obtained by his late patron , whofe pofthumous works he ...
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... accepted a propofal of marriage from a tradefman , whofe fortune , character , and fituation were : esteemed , by all her friends , fuitable for her in every re- spect . He was reputed to be worth five thousand pounds .
... accepted a propofal of marriage from a tradefman , whofe fortune , character , and fituation were : esteemed , by all her friends , fuitable for her in every re- spect . He was reputed to be worth five thousand pounds .
Page xxiv
For the Doctor , whofe bedchamber was the next room to his Excellency's , having grown drowsy over his book while he was reading in bed , dropt afleep without extinguish- ing his candle ; which happened to fall upon his quilt , fet it ...
For the Doctor , whofe bedchamber was the next room to his Excellency's , having grown drowsy over his book while he was reading in bed , dropt afleep without extinguish- ing his candle ; which happened to fall upon his quilt , fet it ...
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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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