The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 - 2984 pages |
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... laft evil that could befal him , and therefore immediately set about to prevent it as the principal business of his life . During feven years from that time he ftudied eight hours a day [ 7. R. p . 50. ] and by fuch an effort of fuch a ...
... laft evil that could befal him , and therefore immediately set about to prevent it as the principal business of his life . During feven years from that time he ftudied eight hours a day [ 7. R. p . 50. ] and by fuch an effort of fuch a ...
Page xxxviii
... Queen to put her affairs more in the hands of a miniftry than fhe does at prefent : and there are , I believe , two men thought on , & c . [ Let . to S. ] D. S. p . 320 . * 66 -66 and the workmanship , at laft fpied a xxxviii AN ACCOUNT OF.
... Queen to put her affairs more in the hands of a miniftry than fhe does at prefent : and there are , I believe , two men thought on , & c . [ Let . to S. ] D. S. p . 320 . * 66 -66 and the workmanship , at laft fpied a xxxviii AN ACCOUNT OF.
Page xxxix
Jonathan Swift. 66 -66 and the workmanship , at laft fpied a figure ftudded on the outside of the bottom , which he thought resembled a goofe ; upon which , turning to the Doctor , " Jona- than , " fays he , " I think the Colonel has ...
Jonathan Swift. 66 -66 and the workmanship , at laft fpied a figure ftudded on the outside of the bottom , which he thought resembled a goofe ; upon which , turning to the Doctor , " Jona- than , " fays he , " I think the Colonel has ...
Page li
... laft to have put her off without an abfolute refufal ; perhaps , partly , because he was unwilling to give her pain , and partly , because he could not refufe her with a good grace , otherwife than by difcovering fome par ticulars which ...
... laft to have put her off without an abfolute refufal ; perhaps , partly , because he was unwilling to give her pain , and partly , because he could not refufe her with a good grace , otherwife than by difcovering fome par ticulars which ...
Page liii
... laft miniftry , to have written against the Whigs , and " to have oiled many a fpring which Harley moved , " he met with frequent in- dignities from the populace , and indeed was equally abused by per- fons of all ranks and ...
... laft miniftry , to have written against the Whigs , and " to have oiled many a fpring which Harley moved , " he met with frequent in- dignities from the populace , and indeed was equally abused by per- fons of all ranks and ...
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