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those who , if by their station they had not been his fuperiors , would have been his equals by learning and parts . It happened , that having one day dined with Mr. St. John , who was then fecretary of ftate , and remarked that he ...
those who , if by their station they had not been his fuperiors , would have been his equals by learning and parts . It happened , that having one day dined with Mr. St. John , who was then fecretary of ftate , and remarked that he ...
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... and well bred , fuch companions as no wife man ever wanted , if they could be had : George Rochford , and Peter Ludlow , men of fortune , learning , wit , humour , and virtue and Mr. Matthew Lord , deemed the beft lay scholar of his ...
... and well bred , fuch companions as no wife man ever wanted , if they could be had : George Rochford , and Peter Ludlow , men of fortune , learning , wit , humour , and virtue and Mr. Matthew Lord , deemed the beft lay scholar of his ...
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It has been suggested that the acquaintance he fell into with men cf learning , made it neceffary for him about this time to review his Greek and J.R. 101 . Latin , and obtain fome acquaintance with church history ; but furely he who ...
It has been suggested that the acquaintance he fell into with men cf learning , made it neceffary for him about this time to review his Greek and J.R. 101 . Latin , and obtain fome acquaintance with church history ; but furely he who ...
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Dr. Sheridan was a clergyman of confiderable parts and great learning ; he had in particular an extenfive and critical knowledge of the language and hiftory of the ancient Greeks and Romans , which he taught with great fuccefs in a ...
Dr. Sheridan was a clergyman of confiderable parts and great learning ; he had in particular an extenfive and critical knowledge of the language and hiftory of the ancient Greeks and Romans , which he taught with great fuccefs in a ...
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... with all the advantages of genius and learning , was a fcale of infelicity gradually ascending till pain and anguish destroyed the faculties culties by which they were felt ; while he was LIFE OF Dr. SWIFT . 75.
... with all the advantages of genius and learning , was a fcale of infelicity gradually ascending till pain and anguish destroyed the faculties culties by which they were felt ; while he was LIFE OF Dr. SWIFT . 75.
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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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