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The works of Jonathan Swift - Page 271
by Jonathan Swift - 1742
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The Works of J. S. ...: Miscellanies in prose

Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 374 pages
...be young and handfome in the Eyes of the World; and as feW Months to be fo in the Eyes of a Husband, who is not a Fool ; for, I hope, you do not ftill...Marriage ever did, and ever will put a fudden End to. Befldes, yours was a Match of Prudence, and common Goodliking, without any Mixture of that ridiculous...
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The Works of D. Jonathan Swift: In Nine Volumes, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 356 pages
...young and handfome in the Eyes of the World ; and as few Months to be fo in the Eyes of a Hufband, who is not a Fool ; for, I hope, you do not ftill...Raptures ; which Marriage ever did, and ever will put a Hidden End to. Befides, your's was a Match of Prudence', and common Good-liking, without any Mixture...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 4

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 398 pages
...young and handfbme in tne eyes of the world ; and as few months to be fo in the eyes of at hufband, who is not a fool ; for I hope you do not ftill dream...marriage ever did, and ever will, put a fudden end to. Derides, yours was a match of prudence arid common good-liking, without any mixture of that ridiculous...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Accurately Revised in Twelve Volumes ..., Volume 4

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 356 pages
...young and handlbme in the eyes of the world ; and as few months to be fo in the eyes of a hufband, who is not a fool ; for I hope you do not ftill dream of charms and rap^ tures, which marriage ever did, and ever will, put a fudden end to. Befides, yours was a match...
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A Select Collection of Original Letters: Written by the Most ..., Volume 2

1755 - 318 pages
...be young and handfome in the Eyes of the World, and as few Months to be fo in the Eyes of a Hufband who is not a Fool ; for I hope you do not ftill dream...Raptures, which Marriage ever did and ever will put an End to. Befides, yours was a Match of Prudence and common Good-liking, without any Mixture of that...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 426 pages
...the eyes of the world; and as few months to be fo in the eyes of a hufband who is not a fool ; for 1 hope you do not ftill dream of charms and raptures,...Befides, yours was a match of prudence and common good liking, without any mixture of that ridiculous paffion, which hath no being but in play-books...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ..

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1760 - 236 pages
...handfoIne in the eyes of the world ; and as few. *,_, I- ~. \ months to be fo in the eyes of a hufband, who is not \ , . a fool ; for I hope you do not ftill dream of charms I Vj and raptures, which marriage ever did, and ever will, ,put a Hidden end to. Befides, yours was...
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The Polite Miscellany: Containing Variety of Food for the Mind; Being an ...

1764 - 404 pages
...be young and handfome in the eyes of the world : And as few months to be fo in the eyes of a hufband who is not a fool; for I hope you do not ftill dream...ever did, and ever will put a fudden end to. Befides, your's was a match of prudence and common good Uking, without any mixN tune ture of that ridiculous...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin ...

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 352 pages
...young and handfome in the eyes of the world ; and as few months to be fo in the eyes of a hufband, who is not a fool ; for I hope you do not ftill dream...Befides, yours was ,a match of prudence and common good liking, without any mixture of that ridiculous paflion, which hath no being but in play-books...
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An Introduction to the Most Useful European Languages ...: Select Passages ...

Giuseppe Baretti - 1772 - 490 pages
...be young and handfome in the eyes of the world, and as few months to be fo in the eyes of a hufband, who is not a fool ; for I hope you do not ftill dream...goodliking, without any mixture of that ridiculous paifion, •which has no being but in play -books and romances. You to ¿Fun inttlletlo chiaro, e ¿ifnijjimo...
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