The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 1C. Bathurst, 1768 |
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... these he afterwards added a fifth and a * See the preface to Vol . III . figned by the Dean and Mr. Pope . At all adventures yours and my name fhall ftand link- ed friends to posterity both in verfe and profe . Pope to Swift Mar. 23 ...
... these he afterwards added a fifth and a * See the preface to Vol . III . figned by the Dean and Mr. Pope . At all adventures yours and my name fhall ftand link- ed friends to posterity both in verfe and profe . Pope to Swift Mar. 23 ...
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... these verses could not be fuppofed an apology for lewdness , if his lordship believed his own affertion , that the Dean was " Not to be fwayed by de- " liberate evil . " Lord Orrery has alfo fuppofed the Dean himself to have been the ...
... these verses could not be fuppofed an apology for lewdness , if his lordship believed his own affertion , that the Dean was " Not to be fwayed by de- " liberate evil . " Lord Orrery has alfo fuppofed the Dean himself to have been the ...
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... these verses to the mifcellany in 1742 , be took nothing from the Irish copy which he had then feen , and upon his authority the Irish variations are rejected in this edition . But there is evidence of another kind to prove that the ...
... these verses to the mifcellany in 1742 , be took nothing from the Irish copy which he had then feen , and upon his authority the Irish variations are rejected in this edition . But there is evidence of another kind to prove that the ...
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... These have mutually reflected light upon each other , afcertained controverted facts , and rectified mistakes , which , if they had still been traditional and oral , would ftill have been believed . Several little incidents , which ...
... These have mutually reflected light upon each other , afcertained controverted facts , and rectified mistakes , which , if they had still been traditional and oral , would ftill have been believed . Several little incidents , which ...
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... these three hundred broad pieces during the whole war , his distress being then very great and his refour- ces cut off . The zeal and activity of this gentleman for the royal caufe expofed him to much danger and many fufferings ; he was ...
... these three hundred broad pieces during the whole war , his distress being then very great and his refour- ces cut off . The zeal and activity of this gentleman for the royal caufe expofed him to much danger and many fufferings ; he was ...
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