... some of which are now struggling for the vogue, and others are in possession of it. I have done my utmost for some years past to stop the progress of mobb -and banter, but have been plainly borne down by numbers, and betrayed by those who promised... The British Essayists;: Tatler - Page 94by Alexander Chalmers - 1808Full view - About this book
| Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 486 pages
...• are in pofleffion of it. I have done my utmoit for *- fome years part to flop the progrels of mob and banter, • but have been plainly borne down by numbers, and • betrayed by thofe who promifed to aflift me.' ' JN the la(l place, you are to take notice of certain '•choice... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 392 pages
..." are in poffeifion of it. I have done my utmoll for " fome years paft to (lop the progrels of mot and banter, " but have been plainly borne down by numbers, and " betrayed by thole who promiftd to aflift me. " In the laft place, you are to take notice of certain " choice phrales... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 292 pages
...others are in pofleffion of it. I have done my utmoft, for fome years ' paft, to ftop theprogrefs of moh and banter , but have been plainly borne down by numbers, and betrayed by thole who promifed ~ to affift me. " In the laft place you are to take notice of " certain choice phrafes... | |
| Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1774 - 366 pages
...others are in poffeffion of it. I have done my utmoft for fome years pall, to flop the progrefs of Mobb and Banter, but have been plainly borne down by numbers, and betrayed by thofe who promifed to affift me. In the lafi place, you are to take notice of certain. ' choice phrafes... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 pages
...my utmost for some years past to stop " the progress of mob and banter, but have been " plainly born down by numbers, and betrayed by " those who promised...me. " In the last place, you are to take notice of cer** tain choice phrases scattered through the letter ; " some of them tolerable enough, till they... | |
| British essayists - 1803 - 306 pages
...others are in possession of it. I have done my utmost for some years past to stop the progress of Moll and Banter, but have been plainly borne down by numbers,...they were not in a different print, and therefore 1 need not disturb them. " These are the false refinements in our style ivhich you ought to correct:... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 554 pages
...clone my utmost for some years past to stop the progress of mob and banter, but have been plainly born down by numbers, and betrayed by those who promised...through the letter ; some of them tolerable enough, till they were worn to rags by servile iu.itators. You might easily find tliem, although they were... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 378 pages
...others are in possession of it. I have done my utmost for some years past to stop the progress of mob and banter, but have been plainly borne down by numbers,...through the letter; some of them tolerable enough, till they were worn to rags by servile imitators. You might easily find them, although they were not... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 350 pages
...others are in possession of it. I have done my utmost for some years past to stop the progress of mob and banter, but have been plainly borne down by numbers, and betrayed by those who promised to assfet me. " In the last place, you are to take notice of certain choice phrases scattered through... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 558 pages
...done my utmost for some years past to stop the progress of mob and banter, but have been plainly born down by numbers, and betrayed by those who promised...through the letter; some of them tolerable enough, till they were worn to rags, by servile imitators. You might easily find them, although they were not... | |
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