The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift: 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, 1766 |
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... mean and trivial , and full of the cant that I most defpife . It appears alfo by a letter of Mr. Pope , dated 15th Sept. 1734 , that the Dean bad ftrongly difavowed this piece , not to him only , but to Lord Car- teret , and others ...
... mean and trivial , and full of the cant that I most defpife . It appears alfo by a letter of Mr. Pope , dated 15th Sept. 1734 , that the Dean bad ftrongly difavowed this piece , not to him only , but to Lord Car- teret , and others ...
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... means of fubfiftence but an annuity of twenty pounds , which her husband had pur- chafed for her in England , immediately after his mar- riage . In this diftrefs fhe was taken with her daughter into the family of Godwin , her husband's ...
... means of fubfiftence but an annuity of twenty pounds , which her husband had pur- chafed for her in England , immediately after his mar- riage . In this diftrefs fhe was taken with her daughter into the family of Godwin , her husband's ...
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... means to convey the child on fhip - board , without the knowledge of his mother or his uncle , and carried him with her to Whitehaven : at this place he continued rear three years ; for , when the matter was difcovered , his mother fent ...
... means to convey the child on fhip - board , without the knowledge of his mother or his uncle , and carried him with her to Whitehaven : at this place he continued rear three years ; for , when the matter was difcovered , his mother fent ...
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... means to infinuate to lord Berkeley , that the poft of fecretary was not fit for a clergyman , and his lordship fuffered himself to be fo eafily con- vinced of this impropriety , that , after making fome apology to Mr. Swift , he ...
... means to infinuate to lord Berkeley , that the poft of fecretary was not fit for a clergyman , and his lordship fuffered himself to be fo eafily con- vinced of this impropriety , that , after making fome apology to Mr. Swift , he ...
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... mean time lord Oxford's credit grew lefs and lefs , and the queen's health visibly declined . Swift , however , contrived yet once more to meet them at lord Maham's , and was again left alone with them ; this was the last time they ever ...
... mean time lord Oxford's credit grew lefs and lefs , and the queen's health visibly declined . Swift , however , contrived yet once more to meet them at lord Maham's , and was again left alone with them ; this was the last time they ever ...
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