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The Battle of the Books - Page 283
by Jonathan Swift - 1908 - 312 pages
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A Tale of a Tub: Written for the Uiversal Improvement of Mankind...

Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 342 pages
...you with t (hare of Poifon to deftroy another- So that in fbort , the Queftion comes all to this', Whether is the nobler Being of the two, That which...over-weening Pride , which feeding and engendering on it felft turns all into Excrement and Venom; producing nothing at all, but Fly-bane and a R 4 Cobweb...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1755 - 514 pages
...fumijhesyou with a /bare ofpoifonto deftroy another. So that injbort the queftion comes all to this ; whether is the nobler being of the two, that which...contemplation of four inches round, by an over-weening pride, feeding and engendering on itf elf, turns all into excrement and venom ; producing nothing at all,...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 470 pages
...•• with a fhare of poifon to deftroy another. So that, " in fhort, the queftion comes all to this, Whether is the *• nobler being of the two, that, which by a lazy con" templatior1 of four inches round, by an overweening *• pride, which feeding and engendering...
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The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc ..., Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 468 pages
...fhare of poifon to deftroy another. u So that, in (hort, the queflion comes all to this, Whe" ther is the nobler being of the two, that which, by *'...contemplation of four inches round, by an " overweening pride, feeding and engendering on itfelf, *' turns all into excrement and venom, producing no*' thing at all,...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 500 pages
...infeElfurnijhesyou wit ha /hare ofpoifon to dejlroy another. So that injhort the quejlion comes all to this ', whether is the nobler being of the two, that which...contemplation of four inches round, by an over-weening pride, feeding and engendering on itfelf, turns all into excrement and . venom ; producing nothing at all,...
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The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. In Thirteen ...

Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 pages
...with a fhare of poifon to deftroy another. *' So that, in fhort, the queftion comes all to this, " Whether is the nobler being of the two, that " which,...contemplation of four inches " round, by an overweening pride, feeding and " engendering on itfelf, turns all into excrement and venom, producing nothing at all,...
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The Works of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 474 pages
...you with a (hare of poifon, to deftroy another. So that, in fhort, the queflion comes all to this ; * whether is the nobler being of the two, that, which...contemplation of four inches round, by an overweening pride, feeding and engendering on itfelf, turns all into excrement and venom, producing nothing at all, but...
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Tale of a Tub: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which ...

Jonathan Swift - 1798 - 278 pages
...you with ' a fhare of poifon to deftroy another. So that, in fhort, '.the queftion comes all to this, Whether is the nobler being of the two, that which,...overweening pride, which, ' feeding and engendering on itlelf, turns all into excre' ment and venom, producing nothing at all, but fly' bane and a cobweb...
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Chalmeriana: Or a Collection of Papers Literary and Political, Entitled ...

George Hardinge - 1800 - 114 pages
...you with a Jlore of poifon to deftroy another. So that in ftiort, the queftion comes all to this ; whether is the nobler being of the two, that which...overweening pride which, feeding and engendering on itfelf, turns, all into excrement and venom, producing nothing at all but "fly-bane and a eobweb :...
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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
...being of the two*, that, which by a lazy contemplation of four inches round, by an overweening pride, feeding and engendering on itself, turns all into excrement and venom, producing nothing at all, but flybane and a cobweb : or that, which by a universal range, with long search, much study, true...
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