 Not to disparage myself, said he, by the comparison with such a rascal, what art thou but a vagabond without house or home, without stock or inheritance ? born to no possession of your own, but a pair of wings and a drone-pipe. Your livelihood is...  The Wit and Wisdom of the Haytians - Page 401877 - 112 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 342 pages
...? Born to no Pofieffion of your own, but A Pair of Wings, And, A Drone-Pipe. Tour Livelihood is aft universal Plunder upon Nature ; A Freebooter over Fields and Gardens; and for the fake of Stealing, will rob & Nettle AS readily AS a, Violet. Whereas I am a domeflick Animal , jurnifljt... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 242 pages
...Polleffion of your own, " but a Pair of Wings and a Drone pipe ? Your " Livelihood is an univerfal Plunder upon Nature ; " a Freebooter over Fields and Gardens; and, for " the Sake of ftealing, will rob a Nettle as readily as " a Violet. Whereas I am a domeftick Animal, " furnifhed... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 468 pages
...polTeffion of your own. but " a pair of wings and a drone-pipe ? Your livelihood \s.> " an univerfal plunder upon nature ; a freebooter over " fields and gardens ; and, for the fake of ftealing, will " rob a nettle as readily as a violet. Whereas I am a " domeftic animal, furnifhed... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 500 pages
...na poffeffton of your own, but a pair of wings and a drone-pipe. Your livelihood is an uni•uerfal plunder upon nature ; a freebooter over fields and gardens ; and, for the fake of flealing^ will rob a nettle as readily as a violet. Whereas 1 am a domeflic animal furnished... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 pages
...pofTeffion • " of of yoiwowjv but a pair of wings and a-dronepipe ? Your liKelfhood is an univerfal • plunder upon nature; a freebooter over fields and gardens; and, for the fake of ftealing, will rob a nettle as readily as a violet. Whereas I am a domeftic animal, furnifhed... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 474 pages
...tp no poffeflion of your own, but a pair of wings and a drone-pipe. Your livelihood is a univerfal plunder upon nature ; a freebooter over fields and gardens; and, for the fake offtealP 4 ing, ing, will rob a nettle, as readily as a violet. Whereas I am a domeftic animal,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1798 - 278 pages
...no pofleffion of your own, but a pair of wings " and a drone-pipe? Your livelihood is an univerfal " plunder upon nature ; a freebooter over fields and ': gardens ; and, for the lake of dealing, will rob a net" tie as readily as a violet. Whereas I am a domeftic " animal, furnimed... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 488 pages
...without stock or inheritance ? born to no possession of your own, but a pair of a wings and a drone-pipe. Your livelihood is a universal plunder upon nature;...rob a nettle, as easily as a violet. Whereas I am a domestick animal, furnished with a native stock within myself. This large castle (to show my improvements... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...without stock or inheritance ? born to no possession of your own, but a pair of a wings and a drone-pipe. Your livelihood is a universal plunder upon nature...rob a nettle, as easily as a violet. Whereas I am a domestick animal, furnished with a native stock within myself. This large castle (to show my improvements... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 346 pages
...without stock Of inheritance ? born to no possession of your own, but a pair of wings and a drone-pipe. Your livelihood is a universal plunder upon nature ; a freebooter over fields and srardeus ; and, for the sake of steahng, will rob a nettle, as easily, as a violet. Whereas 1 am a... | |
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