On their first appearance our three adventurers met with a very bad reception, and soon with great sagacity guessing out the reason, they quickly began to improve in the good qualities of the town: they writ, and rallied, and rhymed, and sung, and said,... A tale of a tub: and The battle of the books - Page 15by Jonathan Swift - 1831 - 149 pagesFull view - About this book
| Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 342 pages
...three Adventurers met with a very bad Reception ; and fbon with great Sagacity guefling out the Reafon, they quickly began to improve in the good Qualities of the Town : They Writ, and Rallyed, and Rhymed, and Sung, and Said, and faid Nothing : They Drank, and Fought, and Whor'd,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 242 pages
...three Adventurers met with a very bad Reception; and foon with great Sagacity gueffing out the Reafon, they quickly began to improve in the good Qualities of the Town. They writ, and rallied, and rhymed, and fung, and faid, and faid nothing; they drank, and fought, and whured,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1755 - 514 pages
...adventurers met with a very bad reception ; and foon with great fagacityguefling out the reafon,they quickly began to improve in the good qualities of the town : they writ and raillied, and * Their miftrefles are the which were the three great ducbefs d' Argent, mademoifellt... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 470 pages
...three adventurers met with a. very bad reception; and foon with great fagacity gueffingout the reafon, they quickly began to improve in the good qualities of the town. They writ, and rallied, and rhymed, and fung, and faid, and faid nothing; they drauk. and fought, and whored,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 468 pages
...three adventurers met with a very bad reception ; and foon with great fagacity gueffing out the reafon, they quickly began to improve in the good qualities of the town. They writ, and rallied, and rhymed, and fung, and faid, and faid nothing; they drank, and fought, and whored,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 500 pages
...adventurers met with a very bad reception ; and foon with great fagacityguefling put the reafon^hey quickly began to improve in- the good qualities of the town : they writ and raillied, and Their miftrefles are tlie ([Argent, mademaiftlle df Grands "fltrti, and the... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 pages
...adventurers met with a very bad reception ; and foon, with great fagacity, guefllng out the reafon, they quickly began to im.prove in the good qualities of the town. They writ, and rallied, and rhymed, and fung, and faid, and faid nothing; they drank, and fought, and whored,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 474 pages
...adventurers met with a very bad reception ; and foon, with great fagacity, gueffing out the reafon, they quickly began to improve in the good qualities of the town : they writ, and rallied, and rhymed, and fung, and faid, and faid nothing : they drank, and fought, and whored,... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 470 pages
...adventurers met with, a very bad reception ; and foon with great fagacity gueffing out the reafon, they quickly began to improve in the good qualities of the town. They writ, and rallied, and rhymed, and fung, and faid, and faid nothing ; they drank, and fought, and whored,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1798 - 278 pages
...three adventurers met with a very bad reception, and loon with great fagacity gueffing out the reafon, they quickly began to improve in the good qualities...the town. They wrote, and rallied, and rhymed, and fung, and faid, and laid nothing ; they drank, and fought, and whored, and flept, and fwore, and took... | |
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