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" Nature sent him into the world strong and lusty, in a thriving condition, wearing his own hair on his head, the proper branches of this reasoning vegetable, until the axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs... "
The Works of J. S. ...: Miscellanies in prose - Page 236
by Jonathan Swift - 1735
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Miscellanies in Prose and Verse

Jonathan Swift - 1711 - 440 pages
...faid within my felf, &UteIp $Jo2tal s^an us a Q5?oom=ettcfe j Nature fent him into the World Strong and Lufty, in a Thriving Condition, wearing his own...Reafoning Vegetable, till the Axe of Intemperance has lopt off his Green Boughs, and left him .a withered Trunk: He then flies to Art, -and puts on a...
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Miscellanies in Prose and Verse

Jonathan Swift - 1713 - 436 pages
...felf, . ^Uf Cl# Ittor* tar fl^atl f 0 a ^OOm=fttCfi ; Nature fent him into .the World ftrong and Jufly in a thriving Condition , wearing his own Hair on...Reafoning Vegetable, till the Axe of Intemperance has lopp'd off" his green Boughs,' and left him a wither'd Trunk : He t&en flies to Art, and puts on...
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The works of Jonathan Swift, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 pages
...condemned to the laft Ufe of kindling a Fire. When I beheld this, I fighed, and faid within myfelf, . SURELY MORTAL MAN is A BROOMSTICK. ; Nature fent him...reafoning Vegetable ; till the Axe of Intemperance hath lopped off his Green Boughs, and left him a withered Trunk : He then flies to Art, and puts on...
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The Works of D. Jonathan Swift: In Nine Volumes, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 356 pages
...to the laft Ufe of kindling i Fire. When I beheld this, I f;ghed, and faid within jnyfelf, myfelf, SURELY MORTAL MAN is A BROOMSTICK; Nature fent him...thriving Condition, wearing his own Hair on his Head, the proper-Branches of this reafoning Vegetable; •until the Ax of Intemperance hath lopped off his green...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 440 pages
...fire. When I beheld this, I fighed, and faid within myfelf, S>UTtlp mortal j®an is a BroonHftcfe! nature fent him into the world ftrong and lufty, in...head, the proper branches of this reafoning vegetable, until the axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk : he then...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 486 pages
...SURELY' MORTAL MAN is A BROOMSTICK ! Nature font him into the world ftrong and lufty, in athriving condition, wearing his own hair on his head, the proper branches of this reafoning vegetable; until the ax of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk : he then...
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The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc ..., Volume 5

Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 392 pages
...ufe of kindling a fire. When I beheld this, I fighed. and faid within myfelf, SURELY MORTAL HUM JS A BROOMSTICK! Nature fent him into the world ftrong...own hair on his head, the proper branches of this reafbning vegetable j until the axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs, and left him a...
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A Supplement to Dr. Swift's Works: Containing Miscellanies in Prose and Verse,

Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 326 pages
...a fire. When I beheld this, I fighed, and faid within myfelf, Surety mortal Man is a Broom-flick ! nature fent him into the world ftrong and lufty, in...thriving condition, wearing his own hair on his head, the prdper branches of this reafoning vegetable, until the axe of intemperance has lopped off his green...
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The Works, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 334 pages
...it a Broom-flick ! nature fent him into the world ftrong and luliy, in a thriving condition, wearmg his own hair on his head, the proper branches of this reafoning vegetable, until the axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk : he then...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin ...

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 pages
...myfelf, &>\lttty mortal *J@an is a i£>roonuil' cfe ! nature fent him into the world ftrono; and O lufty, in a thriving condition, wearing his own hair...head, the proper branches of this reafoning vegetable, until the axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs, and left him a withered trunk i he then...
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