... been the guardian spirit of a prevailing party for almost twenty years. It can conquer kingdoms without fighting, and sometimes with the loss of a battle. The Works - Page 20by Jonathan Swift - 1803Full view - About this book
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 472 pages
...adventures ; and accordingly we see it has been the guardian spirit of a prevailing party, for almost twenty years. It can conquer kingdoms without fighting,...employments ; can sink a mountain to a mole-hill, arid raise a mole-hill to a mountain : has presided for many years at committees of elections ; can... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 544 pages
...adventures ; and accordingly we see it has been the guardian spirit of a prevailing party, for almost twenty years. It can conquer kingdoms without fighting,...and resumes employments ; can sink a mountain to a mole hill, and raise a mole-hill to a mountain: has presided for many years at committees of elections... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 544 pages
...adventures ; and accordingly we see it has been the guardian spirit of a prevailing party, for almost twenty years. It can conquer kingdoms without fighting, and sometimes with the loss of a battle. If gives and resumes employments ; can sink a mountain to a mole hill, and raise a mole-hill to a mountain:... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 442 pages
...adventures ; and accordingly we see it has been the guardian spirit of a prevailing party, for almost twenty years. It can conquer kingdoms without fighting,...mountain to a mole-hill, and raise a mole-hill to a moui> tain : has presided for many years at committees of elections : can wash a black-moor white ;... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 462 pages
...adventures ; and accordingly we see it has been the guardian spirit of a prevailing party for almost twenty years. It can conquer kingdoms without fighting,...many years at committees of elections; can wash a black moor white ; make a saint of an atheist, and a patriot of a profligate; can furnish foreign ministers... | |
| John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...even faults and imperfections of which .1. — ,re lnnocentp — Tatter. DCCCCUII. Political Lying can conquer kingdoms without fighting and sometimes...of a battle. It gives and resumes employments; can suit a mountain to a molehill, and raise a molehill to a mountain; hath presided for many years at... | |
| Laconics - 1829 - 352 pages
...effect even faults and imperfections of which they are innocent—Tatler. DCCCCLIII. Political Lying can conquer kingdoms. without fighting and sometimes with the loss of a battle. It give* and resumes employments; can suit a mountain to a molehill, and raise a molehill to a mountain;... | |
| 1856 - 374 pages
...they are innocent, — Taller. DCCCCLIII. Political Lying can conquer kingdoms without fighting End sometimes with the loss of a battle. It gives and resumes employments ; can suit a mountain to a molehill, and raise a molehill to a mountain ; hath presided for many years at... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1892 - 500 pages
...the guardian spirit of a prevailing party for almost twenty years. It can conquer kingdoms without 10 fighting, and sometimes with the loss of a battle....to a molehill, and raise a mole-hill to a mountain : hath presided for many years at committees of elections ; can wash a blackmoor white ; make a saint... | |
| Sir Henry Craik - 1894 - 648 pages
...adventures : and accordingly we see it hath been the guardian spirit of a prevailing party for almost twenty years. It can conquer kingdoms without fighting,...to a mole-hill, and raise a mole-hill to a mountain : hath presided for many years at committees of elections ; can wash a blackmoor white ; make a saint... | |
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