The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...: Accurately Revised ... Adorned with Copper-plates; with Some Account of the Author's Life, and Notes Historical and Explanatory, Volume 1C. Pathurst, 1754 |
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Page xxii
... a disadvantageous character upon those who never deferved it . A man , who receives a buffet in the dark , may be al- lowed to be vexed ; but it is an odd kind of of revenge to go to cuffs in broad day with xxii AN APOLOGY .
... a disadvantageous character upon those who never deferved it . A man , who receives a buffet in the dark , may be al- lowed to be vexed ; but it is an odd kind of of revenge to go to cuffs in broad day with xxii AN APOLOGY .
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... in this edition . But there is evidence of another kind to prove that the Dean never revifed any edition of his works for Falkener to print , and and that on the contrary he was unwilling that Falkener 14 THE PREFACE .
... in this edition . But there is evidence of another kind to prove that the Dean never revifed any edition of his works for Falkener to print , and and that on the contrary he was unwilling that Falkener 14 THE PREFACE .
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... kind , if not in the fame degree , as was obtained by thofe among his contemporaries , who were admitted to his converfation and friendship . For the hiftory of his works the reader is referred to them , and to the notes and remarks ...
... kind , if not in the fame degree , as was obtained by thofe among his contemporaries , who were admitted to his converfation and friendship . For the hiftory of his works the reader is referred to them , and to the notes and remarks ...
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... kind- 1690. nefs , and Swift's firft vifit continued two years ; fir William had been ambaffador and mediator of a general peace at Nimeguen before the revolution ; in this character he became known to the prince of Orange , who ...
... kind- 1690. nefs , and Swift's firft vifit continued two years ; fir William had been ambaffador and mediator of a general peace at Nimeguen before the revolution ; in this character he became known to the prince of Orange , who ...
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... kind of pre- ceptor to the young ladies , particularly the eldest , who was then about twenty years old , was much ad- dicted to reading , and a great admirer of poetry . In a perfon of this difpofition , it was natural for fuch a cha ...
... kind of pre- ceptor to the young ladies , particularly the eldest , who was then about twenty years old , was much ad- dicted to reading , and a great admirer of poetry . In a perfon of this difpofition , it was natural for fuch a cha ...
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againſt alfo alſo anſwer antient appears becauſe befides beſt buſineſs called cauſe church cloſe confequence converfation courſe dean Deane Swift defign defire diftinguiſhed diſcourſe diſcovered elſe eſpecially faid fame farther fays feems fenfes ferve feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince fir William firft firſt fome fometimes fons foon fpirit friends ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fure furniſh greateſt Gulliver's Travels hath higheſt himſelf honour horſe houſe Ireland Irenæus itſelf Jonathan Swift juſt laft laſt leaft learning leaſt lefs letter lord mafter miſtake modern moft Momus moſt muſt myſelf nature never obferved occafion Orrery paffages paffed perfon Peter pleaſe preferved preſent publiſhed purpoſe raiſed reader reaſon refolved reft refuſed ſays ſeems ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſome ſtate Swift thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thouſand tion treatiſe ufual underſtand underſtood univerfal uſed utmoſt whofe whoſe Wotton writers