THE WORKS OF THE Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 3C. BATHURST, in Fleetstreet, 1760 |
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... parties , but , till the balance is fixed anew , will run entirely into one . This gives the trueft account of what is understood in the most antient and approved Greek authors by the word Tyranny , which is not meant for the feizing of ...
... parties , but , till the balance is fixed anew , will run entirely into one . This gives the trueft account of what is understood in the most antient and approved Greek authors by the word Tyranny , which is not meant for the feizing of ...
Page 16
... party ought to be afcertained , and generally known . The defect of this is the cause , that introduces those strugglings in a state + Id . ib . about about prerogative and liberty , about encroachments of the few 16 CONTESTS AND ...
... party ought to be afcertained , and generally known . The defect of this is the cause , that introduces those strugglings in a state + Id . ib . about about prerogative and liberty , about encroachments of the few 16 CONTESTS AND ...
Page 17
... party alone ; what is this but to claim a pofitive voice , as well as a nega- tive ? * To pretend that great changes and alienations This feems to allude to a practice of the house of com- of mons called Tacking : when they fufpected ...
... party alone ; what is this but to claim a pofitive voice , as well as a nega- tive ? * To pretend that great changes and alienations This feems to allude to a practice of the house of com- of mons called Tacking : when they fufpected ...
Page 19
... parties hath continually endeavoured , as opportunities have ferved ; as might appear from the stories of most ages and countries for abfolute power in a particular ftate , is of the fame nature with universal monarchy in feveral states ...
... parties hath continually endeavoured , as opportunities have ferved ; as might appear from the stories of most ages and countries for abfolute power in a particular ftate , is of the fame nature with universal monarchy in feveral states ...
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... party . Two of the greateft fpirits , that Rome ever produced , happened to live at the fame time , and to be engaged in the fame pursuit ; and this at a conjuncture the most dangerous for fuch a conteft : these were Pompey and Cæfar ...
... party . Two of the greateft fpirits , that Rome ever produced , happened to live at the fame time , and to be engaged in the fame pursuit ; and this at a conjuncture the most dangerous for fuch a conteft : these were Pompey and Cæfar ...
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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