The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: Containing Interesting and Valuable Papers, Not Hitherto Published ...Henry G. Bohn, 1848 |
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... tion ; and most persons have formed their opinion from his Drapier's Letters and satirical poems , rather than from au- thentic documents or well - attested facts . The simple narrative of this transaction , stripped of the exaggerated ...
... tion ; and most persons have formed their opinion from his Drapier's Letters and satirical poems , rather than from au- thentic documents or well - attested facts . The simple narrative of this transaction , stripped of the exaggerated ...
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... tion of 360 tons of copper , being in value 100,800 % . , to 142 tons 17 cwt . 16 pounds , being in value 40,000l . only , anything can be done for the further satisfac- tion of the people of Ireland . 19 LETTER THE THIRD . Some ...
... tion of 360 tons of copper , being in value 100,800 % . , to 142 tons 17 cwt . 16 pounds , being in value 40,000l . only , anything can be done for the further satisfac- tion of the people of Ireland . 19 LETTER THE THIRD . Some ...
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... tion of public affairs ? Are not they subjects of the same king ? Does not the same sun shine upon them ? And have they not the same God for their protector ? Am I a freeman in England , and do I become a slave in six hours by crossing ...
... tion of public affairs ? Are not they subjects of the same king ? Does not the same sun shine upon them ? And have they not the same God for their protector ? Am I a freeman in England , and do I become a slave in six hours by crossing ...
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... tion of William Wood ; as it was by another assertion " that 700 tons of copper were coined during the 21 years of lord Dartmouth's and Knox's patents . " Such a quantity of copper , at the rate of 2s . 8d . per pound , would amount to ...
... tion of William Wood ; as it was by another assertion " that 700 tons of copper were coined during the 21 years of lord Dartmouth's and Knox's patents . " Such a quantity of copper , at the rate of 2s . 8d . per pound , would amount to ...
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... tion , where no other man is able to find any . But how can it be supposed that an ignorant printer can be such a critic ? He knew the author's design was honest , and approved by the whole kingdom : he advised with friends , who told ...
... tion , where no other man is able to find any . But how can it be supposed that an ignorant printer can be such a critic ? He knew the author's design was honest , and approved by the whole kingdom : he advised with friends , who told ...
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