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And fure it is , that in proportion to thofe talents , which he is allowed to have poffeffed in the most eminent degree , he beat all his contem- ' poraries many thousands of leagues in the race of Christianity . D. S. p . 115. 116 .
And fure it is , that in proportion to thofe talents , which he is allowed to have poffeffed in the most eminent degree , he beat all his contem- ' poraries many thousands of leagues in the race of Christianity . D. S. p . 115. 116 .
Page xlviii
It was known by an accident , after his memory fail- ed , that he allowed an annuity of fifty guineas to Mrs Dingley ; but instead of doing this with the parade of a bene- Lewis . I invited Mafham , Hill , Sir John Stanley , and George ...
It was known by an accident , after his memory fail- ed , that he allowed an annuity of fifty guineas to Mrs Dingley ; but instead of doing this with the parade of a bene- Lewis . I invited Mafham , Hill , Sir John Stanley , and George ...
Page lvii
... it must be allowed that Swift was like- ly to be always the most knowing of his company , Lord 20641 From the 1714 , till he appeared , in 1120 , a champion for Ire land againft Wood's halfpence , his fpirit of politics and of ...
... it must be allowed that Swift was like- ly to be always the most knowing of his company , Lord 20641 From the 1714 , till he appeared , in 1120 , a champion for Ire land againft Wood's halfpence , his fpirit of politics and of ...
Page lxxiv
BUT it is alfo generally allowed , that in this inftance , as in every other , the Dean's intention was upright , tho ' his judgment might be erroneous ; and , whatever cenfure his behaviour to Stella may draw upon him , it muft infure ...
BUT it is alfo generally allowed , that in this inftance , as in every other , the Dean's intention was upright , tho ' his judgment might be erroneous ; and , whatever cenfure his behaviour to Stella may draw upon him , it muft infure ...
Page lxxxvii
To the rest of his fervants indeed he appeared to be churlish and auftere ; but in reality was one of the best masters in the world . He allowed them board - wages at the highest rate then known ; and if he employed them about any thing ...
To the rest of his fervants indeed he appeared to be churlish and auftere ; but in reality was one of the best masters in the world . He allowed them board - wages at the highest rate then known ; and if he employed them about any thing ...
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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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