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A Tale of a Tub: Written for the Uiversal Improvement of Mankind... - Page 154
by Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 322 pages
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A Tale of a Tub: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which ...

Jonathan Swift - 1710 - 402 pages
...receive their fnfpiration, derived thro' the Receptacle aforefaid, like their Ancestors,rhe Sitys. AND, whereas the mind of Man, when he gives the Spur and...Thoughts, doth never flop, but naturally Tallies out inro both extreams of High and Low, of Good and Evil ; His ftrft Flight of Fancy, commonly tranlports...
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The Works of D. Jonathan Swift: In Nine Volumes, Volume 9

Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 242 pages
...their Infpiration, derived through the Receptacle aforefaid, like their Anceftors the Sibyls. 'AND whereas the Mind of Man, when he gives the Spur and...Bridle to his Thoughts, doth never flop, but naturally fallies out into both Extremes of high and low, of good and evil; his firft Flight of Fancy commonly...
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The Brighton magazine, Volume 2

1822 - 468 pages
...however, recommend a passage from his favourite Dean Swift to the worthy baronet's serious attention. " Whereas the mind of man, when he gives the spur and bridle to his thoughts, doth never stop, but naturally sallies out into both extremes of high and low, of good and evil, his first flight...
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The Select Works of Jonathan Swift: Containing the Whole of His ..., Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 342 pages
...receive their inspiration, derived through the receptacle aforesaid, like their ancestors the Sibyls. And whereas the mind of man, when he gives the spur and bridle to his thoughts, doth never stop, but naturally sallies out into both extremes of high and low, of good and evil ; bis first flight...
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A tale of a tub: and The battle of the books

Jonathan Swift - 1831 - 184 pages
...receive their inspiration, derived through the receptacle aforesaid, like their ancestors the Sibyls. And whereas the mind of man , when he gives the spur and bridle to his thoughts , doth never stop, but naturally sallies out into both extremes of high and low, of good and evil ; his first flight...
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The Works of Dean Swift: Comprising A Tale of a Tub, The Battle of the Books ...

Jonathan Swift - 1857 - 432 pages
...receive their inspiration, derived through the receptacle aforesaid, like their ancestors the Sibyls. And whereas the mind of man, when he gives the spur and bridle to his thoughts, doth never stop, but naturally sallies out into both extremes of high and low, of good and evil ; his first liight...
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The British Millennial Harbinger

1863 - 876 pages
...who, before death came, lost both reason and speech in fighting the battle of this life :— " And whereas the mind of man, when he gives the spur and bridle to his thoughts, doth never stop, but naturally sallies out into both extremes of high and low — of good and evil — his first...
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Church Quarterly Review, Volume 33

1892 - 568 pages
...passage as the following we catch something of the rolling music of the seventeenth century : — ' And whereas the mind of man, when he gives the spur and bridle to his thoughts, does never stop, but naturally sallies out into both extremes of high and low, of good and evil, his...
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A sentimental journey France and Italy by L. Sterne. Also A tale of a tub by ...

Laurence Sterne - 1882 - 452 pages
...aforesaid, like their ancestors, the Sibyls. * Quakers, who suffer their women to preach and pray. And whereas the mind of man, when he gives the spur and bridle to his thoughts, doth never stop, but naturally sallies out into both extremes of high and low, of good and evil, his first flight...
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A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy

Laurence Sterne - 1882 - 434 pages
...aforesaid, like their ancestors, the Sibyls. * Quakers, who suffer their women to preach and pray. And whereas the mind of man, when he gives the spur and bridle to his thoughts, doth never stop, but naturally sallies out into both extremes of high and low, of good and evil, his first flight...
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