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" Too intense a contemplation is not the business of flesh and blood; it must by the necessary course of things, in a little time let go its hold and fall into matter. Lovers, for the sake of celestial converse, are but another sort of Platonics who pretend... "
The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin - Page 312
by Jonathan Swift - 1755
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A Tale of a Tub: Written for the Uiversal Improvement of Mankind...

Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 342 pages
...not the Bufmefs of Flefh and Blood ; it muft by the neceflary CourTe of Things, in a little Y : Time Time, let go its Hold, and fall into Matter, Lovers, for the (ake of Celeftial Converfe, *re but another fort of Platonicks, who pretend to fee Stars andHeaven...
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The Works of D. Jonathan Swift: In Nine Volumes, Volume 9

Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 242 pages
...towards Heaven, but the Root is in the Earth. Too intenfe a Contemplation is not the Bufmefs of Flefh and Blood ; it muft, by the neceflary Courfe of Things,...go its Hold, and fall into Matter. Lovers, for the Sake of celeftial Converfe, are but another Sort of Platenicks, who pretend to fee Stars and Heaven...
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The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc ..., Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 468 pages
...Too intenfe a contemplation is not the biifinefs of flefh and blood ; it mud, by the necelFary conrfe of things, in a little time, let go its hold, and fall into mattrr. Lovers, for the fake of celellial converge, are but another fort of Platonics, who pretend...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 500 pages
...towards heaven, but the root is in the earth. Too intenfe a contemplation is not the bufinefs of flefh and blood ; it muft by the neceflary courfe of things...for the fake of celeftial converfe are but another Ibrt of platonics, who pretend to fee ftars and heaven in ladies eyes, and to look or think no lower...
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Tale of a Tub: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which ...

Jonathan Swift - 1798 - 278 pages
...earth. Too intenfe a contemplation is not thebufinefs of flefh and blood ; it muft, by the neceffary courfe of things, in a little time, let go its hold,...fee ftars and heaven in ladies eyes, and to look or thin'no lower ; bat the Came pit is provided for both. And they Item a perfeS moral to the ftory of...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...intense a contemplation, is not the business of flesh and blood ; it must, by the necessary course of things, in a little time let go its hold, and fall into matter. Lovers for the sake of celestial converse, are but another sort of platonicks, who pretend to see stars and Heaven...
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A tale of a tub. The battle of the books [and essays

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 488 pages
...intense a contemplation, is not the business of flesh and blood ; it must, by the necessary course of things, in a little time let go its hold, and fall into matter. Lovers for the sake of celestial converse, are but another sort of platonicks, who pretend to see stars and Heaven...
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The Works, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 346 pages
...intense a contemplation, is not the business of flesh and blood ; it must, by the necessary course of things, in a little time let go its hold, and fall into matter. Lovers for the sake of celestial converse, are but another sort of plntouicks, who pretend to see stars and Heaven,...
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A Tale of a Tub,: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which ...

Jonathan Swift, William Wotton - 1811 - 390 pages
...Too intense a contemplation is not the business of flesh and biood ; it must by the necessary course of things, in a little time, let go its hold, and fall into matter. Lovers, for the sake of celestial converse, are but another sort of Plutunicks, who pretend to see stars and heaven...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Tale of a tub. Battle of the books. Polite ...

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 446 pages
...intense ?. contemplation is not the business of flesh and blood ; it must, by the necessary course of things, in a little time let go its hold, and fall into matter. Lovers for the sake of celestial converse, are but another sort of Platonics, who pretend to see stars and heaven...
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