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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Page 79
... wherein all chriftians have agreed . He thinks it no fair proceeding , that any person should offer determinately to fix a name upon the author of this difcourfe , who hath all along concealed himself from most of his nearest friends ...
... wherein all chriftians have agreed . He thinks it no fair proceeding , that any person should offer determinately to fix a name upon the author of this difcourfe , who hath all along concealed himself from most of his nearest friends ...
Page 79
... wherein it cannot be denied that he hath been of fome fervice to the pub- lick , and hath given very fair conjectures towards clear- ing up fome difficult paffages ; but it is the frequent er- ror of those men ( otherwife very ...
... wherein it cannot be denied that he hath been of fome fervice to the pub- lick , and hath given very fair conjectures towards clear- ing up fome difficult paffages ; but it is the frequent er- ror of those men ( otherwife very ...
Page xvi
... wherein the world , with all its wife conjectures , is yet very much in the dark ; which circumftance is no difa- greeable amusement either to the publick or himself . The author is informed , that the bookfeller has pre- vailed on ...
... wherein the world , with all its wife conjectures , is yet very much in the dark ; which circumftance is no difa- greeable amusement either to the publick or himself . The author is informed , that the bookfeller has pre- vailed on ...
Page 4
... wherein I think we dedicators would do well to change our measures ; I mean , instead of running on fo far upon the praise of our patrons liberality , to spend a word or two in admiring their pa- tience . I can put no greater compliment ...
... wherein I think we dedicators would do well to change our measures ; I mean , instead of running on fo far upon the praise of our patrons liberality , to spend a word or two in admiring their pa- tience . I can put no greater compliment ...
Page 12
... wherein I intend to write a character of the prefent fet of wits in our nation : their perfons I fhall defcribe particularly and at length , their genius and understandings in mignature . In the mean time , I do here make bold to ...
... wherein I intend to write a character of the prefent fet of wits in our nation : their perfons I fhall defcribe particularly and at length , their genius and understandings in mignature . In the mean time , I do here make bold to ...
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