The Works of Dr. Jonathan SwiftW. Bowyer, 1768 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 13
Page 9
... fhew him the mistake but without effect , and therefore he foon afterwards difpatched Swift to Kenfington , with the whole account in writing to con- vince the king and the earl how ill they were inform- ed . Swift though he was then ...
... fhew him the mistake but without effect , and therefore he foon afterwards difpatched Swift to Kenfington , with the whole account in writing to con- vince the king and the earl how ill they were inform- ed . Swift though he was then ...
Page 21
... fhew- ed one day to Harley , who having admired the paint- ing and the workmanship , at last spied a figure ftud- ed on the outfide of the bottom , which he thought resembled a goofe , upon which turning to the doctor , Jonathan , fays ...
... fhew- ed one day to Harley , who having admired the paint- ing and the workmanship , at last spied a figure ftud- ed on the outfide of the bottom , which he thought resembled a goofe , upon which turning to the doctor , Jonathan , fays ...
Page xviii
... fhew the author's wit is not his own , is Peter's Banter ( as he calls it in his Alfatia phrafe ) upon transubstantiation , which is taken from the fame duke's conference with an irish prieft , where a cork is turned into a horse . This ...
... fhew the author's wit is not his own , is Peter's Banter ( as he calls it in his Alfatia phrafe ) upon transubstantiation , which is taken from the fame duke's conference with an irish prieft , where a cork is turned into a horse . This ...
Page xx
... fhew one fingle particular , where the judicious rea- der will affirm he has been obliged for the fmalleft hint ; giving only allowance for the accidental encountering of a fingle thought , which he knows may fometimes happen ; though ...
... fhew one fingle particular , where the judicious rea- der will affirm he has been obliged for the fmalleft hint ; giving only allowance for the accidental encountering of a fingle thought , which he knows may fometimes happen ; though ...
Page 13
... fhew you fome of our pro- ductions . To which he will answer , ( for I am well informed of his defigns ) by asking your highness , where they are ? and what is become of them ? and pre- . tend tend it a demonftration that there never ...
... fhew you fome of our pro- ductions . To which he will answer , ( for I am well informed of his defigns ) by asking your highness , where they are ? and what is become of them ? and pre- . tend tend it a demonftration that there never ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
againſt alfo alſo anſwer antient appears becauſe befides beſt called cauſe church cloſe converfation courſe dean Deane Swift defign defire difcourfe diſcourſe diſcovered Dublin faid fame farther faſhion fays fect feems fenfes ferve feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince fir William firft firſt fome fometimes fons foon fpirit friends ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofed fure furniſh greateſt Gulliver's Travels hath himſelf honour houſe intirely Ireland Irenæus itſelf Jonathan Swift juſt laft laſt leaft learning leaſt lefs letter lord modern moft Momus moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary never obferved occafion Orrery paffages paffed perfon Peter Pindar pleaſe pleaſure poffible pofition prefent publiſhed purpoſe raiſed reader reafon refolved reft ſeems ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſome ſuch Swift thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe thouſand tion treatiſe ufual underſtand underſtood univerfal uſe utmoſt vifit whofe whoſe Wotton writers