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44 He has also been thought by some to have been a na- tural fon of Sir William Temple : a mistake which was probably founded upon another ; for till the publica- tion of his letter to Lord Vifc . Palmerfton , among his pofthumous works ...
44 He has also been thought by some to have been a na- tural fon of Sir William Temple : a mistake which was probably founded upon another ; for till the publica- tion of his letter to Lord Vifc . Palmerfton , among his pofthumous works ...
Page xv
The facrifice of the future to the prefent , whether it be a folly or a fault , is feldom unpunished ; and Swift foon found himself in the fitua- tion of a man who had burned his bed to warm his hands ; for , at the end of four years ...
The facrifice of the future to the prefent , whether it be a folly or a fault , is feldom unpunished ; and Swift foon found himself in the fitua- tion of a man who had burned his bed to warm his hands ; for , at the end of four years ...
Page xvii
The civilities which he received az Oxford might indeed proceed from his known connec- tion with Sir William Temple ; but he might reason- ably impute them alfo to the fuppreffion of a reproach against which there was good reafon to ...
The civilities which he received az Oxford might indeed proceed from his known connec- tion with Sir William Temple ; but he might reason- ably impute them alfo to the fuppreffion of a reproach against which there was good reafon to ...
Page xxxi
delayed the execution of his purpose to excel as a preach- er ; yet he used to declare , that he did not renounce it till his acquaintance with Harley ; nor did he ever men- tion his fubfequent attachment to politics , without in- ...
delayed the execution of his purpose to excel as a preach- er ; yet he used to declare , that he did not renounce it till his acquaintance with Harley ; nor did he ever men- tion his fubfequent attachment to politics , without in- ...
Page xxxvi
... either by friendship or by love ; or , at most , it terminates , like rays collected by a burning- glafs , in a very fmall circle , which is fcarce more than a point , and , like light , becomes fenfible only by reflec- tion .
... either by friendship or by love ; or , at most , it terminates , like rays collected by a burning- glafs , in a very fmall circle , which is fcarce more than a point , and , like light , becomes fenfible only by reflec- tion .
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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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