THE WORKS OF THE Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 3C. BATHURST, in Fleetstreet, 1760 |
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... matters , while they were employed in the wars . These men at several times ufurped the abfolute authority , and were as cruel tyrants , as any in their age . * Soon after the unfortunate expedition into Sicily , the Athenians chofe ...
... matters , while they were employed in the wars . These men at several times ufurped the abfolute authority , and were as cruel tyrants , as any in their age . * Soon after the unfortunate expedition into Sicily , the Athenians chofe ...
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... matters not . To pretend to a declarative right upon any occafion whatfover , is little less than to make ufe of the whole power ; that is , to declare an opinion to be law , which has always been contested , or perhaps never started at ...
... matters not . To pretend to a declarative right upon any occafion whatfover , is little less than to make ufe of the whole power ; that is , to declare an opinion to be law , which has always been contested , or perhaps never started at ...
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... matter of accufation against him , they fent to seize his perfon , and he hardly escaped to the Perfian court ; from whence , if the love of his country had not surmounted its base ingratitude to him , he had many invitations to return ...
... matter of accufation against him , they fent to seize his perfon , and he hardly escaped to the Perfian court ; from whence , if the love of his country had not surmounted its base ingratitude to him , he had many invitations to return ...
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... they thought to give the matter , was by an impeachment and facrifice of the author , to hinder the fuccefs . For , after the deftruction of Thebes by by Alexander , this prince defigning the conqueft of 4- IN ATHENS AND ROME . 27.
... they thought to give the matter , was by an impeachment and facrifice of the author , to hinder the fuccefs . For , after the deftruction of Thebes by by Alexander , this prince defigning the conqueft of 4- IN ATHENS AND ROME . 27.
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... matters of government . And fuch did that of Rome continue from the time of Romulus , though . with fome interruptions , to Julius Cæfar , when it end- ed in the tyranny of a single perfon . During which period ( not many years longer ...
... matters of government . And fuch did that of Rome continue from the time of Romulus , though . with fome interruptions , to Julius Cæfar , when it end- ed in the tyranny of a single perfon . During which period ( not many years longer ...
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abfolute abuſe adminiſtration affembly againſt almoſt anſwer Athens becauſe Befides beft beſt cafe cardinal de Noailles cauſe chriſtianity church church of England clergy common confequences conftitution corruptions court defign defire diffenters diſcover endeavour England eſtabliſhed facramental fafe faid fame fatire fects fecure feems fenate fent ferve feveral fhall fhew fide fince fingle firſt fome fometimes foon ftate fubject fucceffion fuch fuppofe fure greateſt Greece hath himſelf honour houfe houſe impeached intereft itſelf juftice king kingdom laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs lord minifters miniftry moft moſt muſt myſelf neceffary neceffity nobles obferve occafion opinion Partridge party paſs paſt perfon Phocion pleaſe pleaſure poffible prefent preſerve pretend prince propofed publick publiſhed raiſed reaſon reft religion Rome ſeems ſeveral ſhall ſhould ſome ſtate ſuch thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion ufually underſtand univerfal uſed utmoſt whigs whofe whoſe wife