The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 - 2984 pages |
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Page xiii
... must be confcious that he was Hercules . Difappointments , the earlier they happen in life , the deeper imrpeffion they make upon the heart . Swift was full of indignation at the treatment which he had received in Ireland , and ...
... must be confcious that he was Hercules . Difappointments , the earlier they happen in life , the deeper imrpeffion they make upon the heart . Swift was full of indignation at the treatment which he had received in Ireland , and ...
Page xviii
... must therefore be in 1691. He re- turned from Ireland , and continued fome time longer with Sir William before he went to Oxford ; which must therefore be in 1692 : and in that very year he took his degree . The fact there- fore which ...
... must therefore be in 1691. He re- turned from Ireland , and continued fome time longer with Sir William before he went to Oxford ; which must therefore be in 1692 : and in that very year he took his degree . The fact there- fore which ...
Page xix
... must , or effe die of the fpleen , Oxford , Dublin , London , Moorpark , and Leicefter , were at various times the places of his abode ; but Leicester in particular , during his mother's life , he commonly vifited once a year , let his ...
... must , or effe die of the fpleen , Oxford , Dublin , London , Moorpark , and Leicefter , were at various times the places of his abode ; but Leicester in particular , during his mother's life , he commonly vifited once a year , let his ...
Page xxxiii
... must bring him acquainted with Mr St John ; invited him to dine with him ; charged him to come often ; and , when the Doctor propofed attending at his levee , told him that was no place for friends . The Doctor foon after became ...
... must bring him acquainted with Mr St John ; invited him to dine with him ; charged him to come often ; and , when the Doctor propofed attending at his levee , told him that was no place for friends . The Doctor foon after became ...
Page xxxiv
... must bring Mr St John and him acquainted ; : " and spoke fo many things of perfonal kindness and esteem , that " he [ Swift ] was inclined to believe what fome friends had told " him , that he [ Harley ] would do every thing to bring ...
... must bring Mr St John and him acquainted ; : " and spoke fo many things of perfonal kindness and esteem , that " he [ Swift ] was inclined to believe what fome friends had told " him , that he [ Harley ] would do every thing to bring ...
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Page lxxxiv - 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.