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" To offer at the restoring of that would indeed be a wild project; it would be to dig up foundations; to destroy at one blow all the wit, and half the learning of the kingdom; to break the entire frame and constitution of things; to ruin trade, extinguish... "
The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. In Thirteen ... - Page 223
by Jonathan Swift - 1774
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Miscellanies in Prose and Verse

Jonathan Swift - 1713 - 436 pages
...Authors of thofe AgesJ to have an Influence upon Mens Belief and Actions: To offer at the reftoring of That would indeed be a wild Project ; it would be to 4ig up Foundations, to deftroy at one Blow all the Wit, and half the Learning of the Kingdom j to break...
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Miscellanies in Prose and Verse

Jonathan Swift - 1721 - 312 pages
...Reftoring of That would indeed be a wild Projedt; it would be to dig up Found. t tions, to deitroy at one Blow all the Wit, and half the Learning of the Kingdom ; to break the entire Frame and Conilitution of Things, to ruin Trade, extinguifh Arts and Sciences with the Profeuors of them ; in...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 470 pages
...upon mens belief and aftions. To offer at the jeftoring of that, would indeed be a. wild projeft : it would be to dig up foundations ; to deftroy at one blow atl the wit, and half the learning of the kingdom ; to break the entire frame and constitution of things...
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The Works, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 334 pages
...authors of thofe ages) to have an influence upon mens belief and actions : to offer at the reftoring of that would indeed be a wild project ; it would...and half the learning of the kingdom ; to break the intire frame and conftitution of things; to ruin trade, extinguifh arts and fciences, with the profeffors...
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The Works of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 474 pages
...authors of thofe ages) to have an influence upon mens belief and actions : to offer at the reftoring of that, would indeed be a wild project ; it would...learning of the kingdom : to break the entire frame and conflitution of things ; to ruin trade, extinguifh arts and fciences, with the profeflbrs of them ;...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin ..., Volume 2

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 498 pages
...authors of thofe ages) to have an influence upon mens belief and aclions. To offer at the reftoring of that, would indeed be a wild project : it would be to dig up foundations ; to deftroy at one one blow, all the wit, and half the learning of the kingdom ; to break the entire frame and conftitution...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...restoring of that, would indeed be a wild project ; it would be to dig up foundations ; to destroy at one blow all the wit, and half the learning of the kingdom: to break the entire frame and constitution of things ; to ruin trade, extinguish arts and sciences, with the professors of them ;...
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A tale of a tub. The battle of the books [and essays

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 488 pages
...authors of those ages) to have an influence upon men's belief and actions : to offer at the restoring of that, would indeed be a wild project; it would be to dig up foundations; to destroy at one blow all the wit, and half the learning of the kingdom: to break the entire frame and...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 196

1902 - 642 pages
...be ' (again in Swift's words) ' a wild project ; it would be to dig up foundations — to ' destroy at one blow all the wit and half the learning of the ' kingdom — to break the entire frame and constitution of ' things, to ruin trade, extinguish arts and sciences with the ' professors of them...
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The works of Jonathan Swift, containing additional letters, tracts ..., Volume 8

Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 468 pages
...the restoring of that, would indeed be a wild project; it would be to dig up foundations ; to destroy at one blow all the wit, and half the learning of the kingdom ; to break the entire frame and constitution of things ; to ruin trade, extinguish arts and sciences, with the professors of them ;...
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