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I defire first to know whether , if that conjecture proves an utter falfhood , thofe two claufes will be a fufficient excufe for this worthy critic . The matter is a trifle ; but , would he venture to pronounce at this rate upon one of ...
I defire first to know whether , if that conjecture proves an utter falfhood , thofe two claufes will be a fufficient excufe for this worthy critic . The matter is a trifle ; but , would he venture to pronounce at this rate upon one of ...
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alfo one Mr. Rymer , and one Mr. Dennis , moft profound critics . There is a perfon ftyled Dr. Bentley , who has written near a thousand pages of immenfe erudition , giving a full and true account of a certain Squabble of wonderful ...
alfo one Mr. Rymer , and one Mr. Dennis , moft profound critics . There is a perfon ftyled Dr. Bentley , who has written near a thousand pages of immenfe erudition , giving a full and true account of a certain Squabble of wonderful ...
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the fpelling school , a very spacious building the fchool of looking - glaffes : the fchool of fwearing : the fchool of critics : the school of falivation : the school of bobby - horses : the school of poetry : the school of tops : the ...
the fpelling school , a very spacious building the fchool of looking - glaffes : the fchool of fwearing : the fchool of critics : the school of falivation : the school of bobby - horses : the school of poetry : the school of tops : the ...
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For , firft , the pit is funk below the ftage with due regard to the inftitution above - deduced ; that whatever weighty matter fhall be delivered thence , whether it be lead or gold , may fall plum into the jaws of certain critics , as ...
For , firft , the pit is funk below the ftage with due regard to the inftitution above - deduced ; that whatever weighty matter fhall be delivered thence , whether it be lead or gold , may fall plum into the jaws of certain critics , as ...
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In imitation of this , Péter , having run fomething behind hand in the world , obtained leave of a certain lord , & c . W. Watton . SECT . SE C T. III . A digreffion concerning critics . 86 A TALE OF A TUB .
In imitation of this , Péter , having run fomething behind hand in the world , obtained leave of a certain lord , & c . W. Watton . SECT . SE C T. III . A digreffion concerning critics . 86 A TALE OF A TUB .
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| Title | The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift Volume 1 of The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...: Accurately Revised ... Adorned with Copper-plates; with Some Account of the Author's Life, and Notes Historical and Explanatory, Jonathan Swift The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth |
| Author | Jonathan Swift |
| Editors | John Hawkesworth, Deane Swift |
| Publisher | W. Bowyer, 1768 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 17 Feb 2009 |
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