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... he was not by nature much inclined , and apply himself wholly to books of history and poetry , by which he could without intellectual labour fill his mind with pleafing images , and for a while fufpend the fenfe of his condition .
... he was not by nature much inclined , and apply himself wholly to books of history and poetry , by which he could without intellectual labour fill his mind with pleafing images , and for a while fufpend the fenfe of his condition .
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During seven years from that time he ftudied eight hours a day ; and by fuch an effort of fuch a mind fo long continued , J. R. 50 . great knowledge muft neceffarily have been acquired . He commenced thefe ftudies at the univerfity in ...
During seven years from that time he ftudied eight hours a day ; and by fuch an effort of fuch a mind fo long continued , J. R. 50 . great knowledge muft neceffarily have been acquired . He commenced thefe ftudies at the univerfity in ...
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Swift appears to have fixed his D. S. 108. mind very early upon an ecclefiaftical life , and it is therefore probable that upon declining this offer he obtained a promife of preferment in the church , for in a letter to his uncle ...
Swift appears to have fixed his D. S. 108. mind very early upon an ecclefiaftical life , and it is therefore probable that upon declining this offer he obtained a promife of preferment in the church , for in a letter to his uncle ...
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... till it terminated in total debility of body and mind . a But he was still indefatigable in his studies , and to prevent the lofs of health in the acquifition of knowcontinued his vifits after the removal to Moorpark . [ D. S. 108. ] ...
... till it terminated in total debility of body and mind . a But he was still indefatigable in his studies , and to prevent the lofs of health in the acquifition of knowcontinued his vifits after the removal to Moorpark . [ D. S. 108. ] ...
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That religious purposes were at this R. 403 time predominant in his mind he used frequently to declare ; he hoped , he said , that by diligent and conftant application he should fo far excel that the fexton might fometimes be asked on a ...
That religious purposes were at this R. 403 time predominant in his mind he used frequently to declare ; he hoped , he said , that by diligent and conftant application he should fo far excel that the fexton might fometimes be asked on a ...
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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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