| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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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