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Mr. Falkener in printing thofe volumes did what I much difliked , and yet what was not in my power to hinder ; and all my friends pressed him to print them , and gave him what manufcript copies they had occafionally gotten from me ...
Mr. Falkener in printing thofe volumes did what I much difliked , and yet what was not in my power to hinder ; and all my friends pressed him to print them , and gave him what manufcript copies they had occafionally gotten from me ...
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The nurse however gave other teftimonies of her affection to Jonathan , for during his ftay at Whitehaven , the had taught him to fpell , and when he was five years old he was able to read any chapter in the bible .
The nurse however gave other teftimonies of her affection to Jonathan , for during his ftay at Whitehaven , the had taught him to fpell , and when he was five years old he was able to read any chapter in the bible .
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Swift though he was then very young , was yet well acquainted with the English hiftory , and gave the king a compendious account of the matter which he amplified to the earl , but the measure was at last rejected , and thus ended ...
Swift though he was then very young , was yet well acquainted with the English hiftory , and gave the king a compendious account of the matter which he amplified to the earl , but the measure was at last rejected , and thus ended ...
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What was the effect of this letter is not known , but Swift soon after obtained a recommendation to lord Capel , then lord deputy of Ireland , who gave him the prebend of Kilroot , in the diocess of Conner , a northern diftrict , worth ...
What was the effect of this letter is not known , but Swift soon after obtained a recommendation to lord Capel , then lord deputy of Ireland , who gave him the prebend of Kilroot , in the diocess of Conner , a northern diftrict , worth ...
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... he gave public notice that he would read prayers on every Wednesday and Friday ; a labour which he would not have brought upon himself if he had been principally concerned about the value of his dues which had been long before ...
... he gave public notice that he would read prayers on every Wednesday and Friday ; a labour which he would not have brought upon himself if he had been principally concerned about the value of his dues which had been long before ...
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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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