 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 388 pages
...Reigns they did never once prefer any Perfon of Merit, unlefs byMiftake or Treachery of fomeMinifter in whom they confided : Neither would they do it if they were to live again ; and they fhewed with great ftrength of Reafon, that the Royal Throne could not be Supported without Corruption,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 386 pages
...they did never •once prefer any Perfonof Merit, unlefs by Miftake, or Treachery of fome Minifter in whom they confided : Neither would they do it, if they were to live again 5 and they (hewed with great ftrength of Reafon, that the Royal Throne could not be fupported without... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...Reigns, they did never once prefer any Perfon of Merit, unlefs by Miftake, or Treachery of fome Minifter in whom they confided : Neither would they do it, if they were to live again ; and they fhewed with great Strength ofReaibn, that the Royal Throne could not be fupported without Corruption,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...Reigns they did never once prefer any Perfon of Merit, unlefs by Miftake or Treachery of fome Minifter in whom they confided : Neither would they do it, if they were to live again ; and they mewed with great Strength of Reafon, that the Royal Throne could not be fupported without Corruption... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...reigns they never did once prefer any perfon of merit, unlefs by miftake, or treachery of fome miniftcr in whom they confided ; neither would they do it if they were to live again : and they mewed with great ftrength of reafon, that the royal throne could not be fupported without corruption... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 pages
...reigns they never did once prefer any perfon of merit, unkfs by miftake, or treachery of fome minifter in whom they confided : neither would they do it if they were to live again ; and they (hewed with great ftrength of reafon, that the royal thronecould not be fupported without corruption,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...they never " did did once prefer any perfon of merit, unlefs by miftake, or treachery of fome minifter in whom they confided: neither would they do it if they were to live again ; and they mewed with great ftrength of reafon, that the royal throne could not be fupported without corruption,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 pages
...reigns, they never did once prefer any perfon of. merit, unlefs by miftake, or treachery of fome minifter in whom they confided : neither would they do it if they were to live again ; and they fhewed, with great ftrength of reafon, that the royal throne could not be fupported without corruption,... | |
 | 1795 - 432 pages
...with one of these girdles. Ib. part i. cb. Hi. THREE kings protested to me that in their whole reigns they never did once prefer any person of merit, unless...into a man, was a perpetual clog to public business. . Ib. part Hi. cb. viii. WHEN I first arrived in France, I found the late king [Louis XIV.] absolutely... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pages
...enemy, to whom he intended to betray the fleet. Three kings protested to me, that in their whole reigns they never did once prefer any person of merit, unless...because that positive, confident, restive temper, which o 4 virtue virtue infused into a man, was a perpetual clog to publick business. I had the curiosity... | |
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Three kings protested to me that, in their whole reigns, they never did once prefer any person of merit, unless by mistake or treachery of some minister in whom they confided ; neither would they do it if they were to live again ; and they showed, with... 
