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Swift made frequent excurfions to Dublin , and fome to London : but Mrs. Johnson was buried in folitude and obfcurity ; fhe was known only to a few of Swift's moft intimate acquaintance , and had no female companion except her friend ...
Swift made frequent excurfions to Dublin , and fome to London : but Mrs. Johnson was buried in folitude and obfcurity ; fhe was known only to a few of Swift's moft intimate acquaintance , and had no female companion except her friend ...
Page xxxvi
... in affairs of the ut- moft moment , open and explicit * . The result of one of expreffions . A man always appears of more confequence to himself , than he is in reality to any other perfon . Such perhaps was the cafe of Dr Swift .
... in affairs of the ut- moft moment , open and explicit * . The result of one of expreffions . A man always appears of more confequence to himself , than he is in reality to any other perfon . Such perhaps was the cafe of Dr Swift .
Page xli
Few of this generation can remember any " thing but war and taxes , and they think it is as it fhould be ; " whereas it is certain , we are the moft undone people in Europe , as I am afraid I fhall make appear beyond all contradiction .
Few of this generation can remember any " thing but war and taxes , and they think it is as it fhould be ; " whereas it is certain , we are the moft undone people in Europe , as I am afraid I fhall make appear beyond all contradiction .
Page xlv
... who in every rank would have been great , he would never fuffer himself to be treated but as an equal ; and repulfed every attempt to hold him in dependence , or keep him at a distance , with the ut moft refentment and indignation .
... who in every rank would have been great , he would never fuffer himself to be treated but as an equal ; and repulfed every attempt to hold him in dependence , or keep him at a distance , with the ut moft refentment and indignation .
Page lvi
92.1 2 " % THE Dean's mind had been now fo filled with politics , that he found it impracticable to excel as a preacher , his firft and moft laudable ambition ; and frequently de- clared , that though he fometimes attempted to exert ...
92.1 2 " % THE Dean's mind had been now fo filled with politics , that he found it impracticable to excel as a preacher , his firft and moft laudable ambition ; and frequently de- clared , that though he fometimes attempted to exert ...
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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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