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Ar about the age of fix years [ 1673 ] he was fent to the school of Kilkenny ; and having continued there eight years , he was at the age of fourteen [ 1681 ] ad- mitted into the university of Dublin , and became a ftu- dent in Trinity ...
Ar about the age of fix years [ 1673 ] he was fent to the school of Kilkenny ; and having continued there eight years , he was at the age of fourteen [ 1681 ] ad- mitted into the university of Dublin , and became a ftu- dent in Trinity ...
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and by fuch an effort of fuch a mind fo long continued , great knowledge must necessa- rily have been acquired . He commenced these studies at the university in Dublin , where he continued them three years , till 1688 ; and during this ...
and by fuch an effort of fuch a mind fo long continued , great knowledge must necessa- rily have been acquired . He commenced these studies at the university in Dublin , where he continued them three years , till 1688 ; and during this ...
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He went to college , at the age of fourteen , in 1681 ; continued there feven years , as appears by his letter ; fo that he did not leave Ireland , FROM Oxford he returned again to Moorpark , where he THE LIFE OF DR SWIFT . XVI.
He went to college , at the age of fourteen , in 1681 ; continued there feven years , as appears by his letter ; fo that he did not leave Ireland , FROM Oxford he returned again to Moorpark , where he THE LIFE OF DR SWIFT . XVI.
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He re- turned from Ireland , and continued fome time longer with Sir William before he went to Oxford ; which must therefore be in 1692 : and in that very year he took his degree . The fact there- fore which , Lord Orrey fays ...
He re- turned from Ireland , and continued fome time longer with Sir William before he went to Oxford ; which must therefore be in 1692 : and in that very year he took his degree . The fact there- fore which , Lord Orrey fays ...
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But his pride was not to be conquered ; and Mrs Swift , find- ing her fon inflexible , haftened back to Leicester , where The continued till her death . However , his fifter's mar- riage proved in the end very unfortunate .
But his pride was not to be conquered ; and Mrs Swift , find- ing her fon inflexible , haftened back to Leicester , where The continued till her death . However , his fifter's mar- riage proved in the end very unfortunate .
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