The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin: Accurately Revised, in Twelve Volumes. Adorned with Copper-plates; with Some Account of the Author's Life, and Notes Historical and Explanatory, Volume 1C. Bathurst, J. Rivington, W. Strahan, B. Collins, J. Hinton, J. Dodsley, L. Davis and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, and W. Bowyer., 1766 |
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... equal skill and diligence might have been felected from an equal number of pages in any part of the eight volumes ; but be who is not convinced by thefe , that the Dean could not thus alter to pervert his meaning , and overlook blunders ...
... equal skill and diligence might have been felected from an equal number of pages in any part of the eight volumes ; but be who is not convinced by thefe , that the Dean could not thus alter to pervert his meaning , and overlook blunders ...
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... equal , and repulfed cvery attempt to hold him in dependance , or keep him at a diftance , with the utmost resentment and indignation . It happened upon fome occafion that Harley fent him a C 4 It LIFE OF DR . SWIFT . 23 Swift ftill ...
... equal , and repulfed cvery attempt to hold him in dependance , or keep him at a diftance , with the utmost resentment and indignation . It happened upon fome occafion that Harley fent him a C 4 It LIFE OF DR . SWIFT . 23 Swift ftill ...
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... equals by learning and parts . It happened , that having one day dined with Mr. St. John , who was then fecretary of flate , and re- marked that he appeared to be much out of temper , he took the first opportunity to fee him alone , and ...
... equals by learning and parts . It happened , that having one day dined with Mr. St. John , who was then fecretary of flate , and re- marked that he appeared to be much out of temper , he took the first opportunity to fee him alone , and ...
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... equal to his revenue , that his whole fortune , the value of his eftate in- cluded , amounted only to 16,000l . This fum he directed , by his will , to be divided equally between his wife and four children , of which two were fons and ...
... equal to his revenue , that his whole fortune , the value of his eftate in- cluded , amounted only to 16,000l . This fum he directed , by his will , to be divided equally between his wife and four children , of which two were fons and ...
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... equal happiness : to feed idleness is to propagate mifery , and difcourage virtue ; but to infure the reward of induftry is to below a benefit at once upon the individual and the publick ; it is to preferve from defpair thofe who ...
... equal happiness : to feed idleness is to propagate mifery , and difcourage virtue ; but to infure the reward of induftry is to below a benefit at once upon the individual and the publick ; it is to preferve from defpair thofe who ...
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