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A Tale of a Tub: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which ... - Page 151
by Jonathan Swift - 1710 - 344 pages
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A Tale of a Tub: Written for the Uiversal Improvement of Mankind...

Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 342 pages
...prefent, is twofold : Either firft, to ferve them as fqme Men do JLords, learn their Titles exaftly, and then brag of their Acquaintance* Or Secondly, which is indeed the choicer, the profouader, and politer Method, to gee a thorough Infight into the /»<&#, by which the whole Book...
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The Works of D. Jonathan Swift: In Nine Volumes, Volume 9

Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 242 pages
...feme Men do Lords, learn their Titi'ei. exacUy, and then brag of their Acquaintance ; or, ftcondly, which is indeed the choicer,. the profounder, and...which the whole Book is governed and turned, like Fijhes by the Tail. For to enter the, Palace of Learning at the Great Gate, requires an Expence of...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1755 - 514 pages
...as fome men do lords, learn their titles exactly, and then brag of their acquaintance. Or fecondly, which is indeed the choicer, the profounder, and politer...index, by which the whole book is governed and turned, likeji/hes by the tail. For, to enter the palace of learning at the great gate requires an expence...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin ..., Volume 17

Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 318 pages
...as they do lords; learn their titles exactly, and then brag of their acquaintance ; or by infpecting the index, by which the whole book is governed and turned, like fiflies by the tail ; that jlippery eel of j'cience bung held by it, n3. Arts are in a flying march,...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 500 pages
...as fome men do lords, learn their titles exa£tly, and then brag of their acquaintance. Or fecondly, which is indeed the choicer, the profounder, and politer...index, by which the whole book is governed and turned, '\\kejijbes by the tail. For, to enter the palace of learning at \hzgreat gate requires an expence...
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The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. In Thirteen ...

Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 pages
...as fome men do lords, leam their titles exactly, and then brag of their acquaintance; or, fecondly, which is indeed the choicer, the profounder, and politer method, to get a thorough iniight into the i»dex, by which the whole book is tgovernsd and turned, like Jijhes by the tail....
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The Works of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 474 pages
...as fome men do lords, learn their titles exactly, and then brag of their acquaintance. Or fecondly, which is indeed the choicer, the profounder, and politer...which the whole book is governed and turned, like fimes by the tail. For, td enter the palace of learning at the great gate, requires an expence of time...
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Tale of a Tub: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which ...

Jonathan Swift - 1798 - 278 pages
...fccomlly, which is indeed the choicer, the profounder, and the politer method, to get a thorough blight into the index, by which the whole book is governed and turned, like fifhes by the tail. For to enter the palace of learning at the great gate, requires an expence of time...
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A tale of a tub. The battle of the books [and essays

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 488 pages
...present, is twofold : either first, to serve them as some men do lords, learn their titles exactly, and then brag of their acquaintance. Or secondly, which is indeed the choicer, the pro'.fbunder, and politer method, to get a thorough insight into the index, by which the whole book...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...secondly, which is indeed the choicer, the profounder, and politer method, to get a thorough insight into the index, by which the whole book is governed and turned, like fishes by the tail. For, to enter the palace of learning at the great gate, requires an expense of...
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