Satire is a sort of glass wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own ; which is the chief reason for that kind reception it meets with in the world, and that so very few are offended with it. Prose Writings of Swift - Page 167by Jonathan Swift - 1886 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
| Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 342 pages
...World^ and, that Jo very few are offended with it. But if it fbould hdppe'n otherrvife , the Dan* ger is not great • and, I have learned from long Experience, never to apprehend Mtfchief from thofe Vnderftandivgs , I have been Able to provoke; For, Anger and Fury, though they... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1710 - 402 pages
...the World, and that fo very few are offended with it. But if it fbould happen otherwise, the Dan~ ger is not great ; And, I have learned from long Experience, never to apprehend Mifcbief from thofe Understandings, I have been able to provoke ; For, Anger and Fury, though they... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1755 - 514 pages
...meets xvith in the world, and that fo very few are offended with it. But if it fhould happen otherwife, the danger is not great ; and I have learned from long experience never to apprehend mifchief from thofe underftandings, I have been able to provoke : for, anger and fury, though they... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 470 pages
...it meets in the world, and that fo very few are offended with it. But if it Ihould happen otherwife, the danger is not great; and I have learned from long experience, never to apprehend mifchief from thofe underftandings I have been able to provoke. For anger and fury, tho' they add ftrength... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 468 pages
...meets with in the world, and that fo very few are offended with it. But if it fhould happen otherwife, the danger is not great ; and I have learned from long experience, never to apprehend mifchief from thofe underftandings I .have been able to provoke. For anger and fury, though they add... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 500 pages
...meets with in the world, and that fo very few are offended with it. But if it ihould happen otherwife, the danger is not great ; and I have learned from long experience never to apprehend mifchief from thofe underftandings, I have been able to provoke : for, anger and fury, though they... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 pages
...meets with in the world, and that fo very few are offended -with it. But if it fhould happen otherwife, the danger is not great; and I have learned from long experience, never to apprehend mifchief from thofe underftandings I have been able to provoke. For anger and fury, though they add... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 474 pages
...meets with in the world, and that fo very few are offended with it. But if it fhould happen otherwife, the danger is not great ; and I have learned, from long experience, never to apprehend mifchief from thofe underftandings, I have been able to provoke : for, anger and fury, though they... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1798 - 278 pages
...meets in the --world, and that fa 'very fe-iv are offended ivith it. But if it Jhould happen otherwife, the danger is not great ; and I have learned from long experience, never to apprehend inif chief from thofe underllandings I have been able to provoke. For anger and fury, though they add... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 346 pages
...generally discover every body's face, but their own ; which is the chief reason for that kind rereption it meets with in the world, and that so very few are...the danger is not great; and I have learned, from loug experience, never to apprehend mischief from those understandings, I have been able to provoke... | |
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