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Page iv
“ I am come , ” faid Swift , “ to “ give his Majesty my coat ; " at the same time pulling it off , and presenting it . The Governor told him pleasantly , that his coat was worth little . • Why then , ” said Swift , “ take my waistcoat .
“ I am come , ” faid Swift , “ to “ give his Majesty my coat ; " at the same time pulling it off , and presenting it . The Governor told him pleasantly , that his coat was worth little . • Why then , ” said Swift , “ take my waistcoat .
Page vi
Some omissions in it are supplied , and a variety of notes added , containing such anecdotes , or different relations of the same fact as were worth preserving . The whole of the sketch.composed by the Doctor himself , so far as it is ...
Some omissions in it are supplied , and a variety of notes added , containing such anecdotes , or different relations of the same fact as were worth preserving . The whole of the sketch.composed by the Doctor himself , so far as it is ...
Page viii
I am come , ” faid Swift , “ to give his Majesty my coat ; " at the same time pulling it off , and presenting it . The Governor told him pleafantly , that his coat was worth little . Why then , " said Swift , “ take my waistcoat .
I am come , ” faid Swift , “ to give his Majesty my coat ; " at the same time pulling it off , and presenting it . The Governor told him pleafantly , that his coat was worth little . Why then , " said Swift , “ take my waistcoat .
Page xix
... and at the same time catch entertainment to himself from every species of understanding ; agreeable to what is said in that panegyric on the Dcan written in the person of a lady in the north of Ireland .
... and at the same time catch entertainment to himself from every species of understanding ; agreeable to what is said in that panegyric on the Dcan written in the person of a lady in the north of Ireland .
Page xxviii
They never lived in the same house . When Swift was abíent from Laracor , Mrs Johnson and her friend resided at the parfonage ; when he returned , they removed either to the house of Dr Raymond , vicar of Trim , a gentleman of great ...
They never lived in the same house . When Swift was abíent from Laracor , Mrs Johnson and her friend resided at the parfonage ; when he returned , they removed either to the house of Dr Raymond , vicar of Trim , a gentleman of great ...
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Page lxxxv - Soon after he again endeavoured, with a good deal of pain, to find words; but at last, after many efforts, not being able, he fetched a deep sigh, and was afterwards silent.