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mic study , to which he was not by nature much inclined , and apply himself
wholly to books of history and poetry ; by which he could , without intellectual
labour , fill his mind with pleasing images , and for a while suspend the sense of
his ...
mic study , to which he was not by nature much inclined , and apply himself
wholly to books of history and poetry ; by which he could , without intellectual
labour , fill his mind with pleasing images , and for a while suspend the sense of
his ...
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Swift appears to have fixed his mind very early upon an ecclefiaftical life ; and it is
therefore probable , that , upon declining this offer , he obtained a promise of
preferment in the church ; for in a letter to his uncle William Swift , dated in 1692 ...
Swift appears to have fixed his mind very early upon an ecclefiaftical life ; and it is
therefore probable , that , upon declining this offer , he obtained a promise of
preferment in the church ; for in a letter to his uncle William Swift , dated in 1692 ...
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... he received no benefit ; and therefore in a short time returned to Sir William ,
being ever afterwards subject to that giddiness , which gradually increased ,
though with irregular intermiffions , till it terminated in total debility of body and
mind * .
... he received no benefit ; and therefore in a short time returned to Sir William ,
being ever afterwards subject to that giddiness , which gradually increased ,
though with irregular intermiffions , till it terminated in total debility of body and
mind * .
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That religious purposes were at this time predominant in his mind , he used
frequently to declare ; he hoped , he said , that , by diligent and constant
application , he should fo far excel , that the fexton might sometimes be asked on
a Sunday ...
That religious purposes were at this time predominant in his mind , he used
frequently to declare ; he hoped , he said , that , by diligent and constant
application , he should fo far excel , that the fexton might sometimes be asked on
a Sunday ...
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I am inclined however to think , that'having ob served her to be a delightful girl ,
and of a genius quick and lively , he had given her some instructions for the
improvement of her mind in those happy years of ductility , when the foul is apt to
...
I am inclined however to think , that'having ob served her to be a delightful girl ,
and of a genius quick and lively , he had given her some instructions for the
improvement of her mind in those happy years of ductility , when the foul is apt to
...
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| Title | The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ... Volume 1 of The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Jonathan Swift |
| Author | Jonathan Swift |
| Publisher | G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2005 |
| Length | 2984 pages |
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