... he at last happened to alight upon one of the outward walls of the spider's citadel, which yielding to the unequal weight, sunk down to the very foundation. Thrice he endeavoured to force his passage, and thrice the centre shook. The spider within,... Swift: Selections from His Works - Page 207by Jonathan Swift - 1892Full view - About this book
| Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 342 pages
...terrible Convulfion, fuppofed at fi.rft, that Nature was approaching to her final Diffolution ; or eife, that Beelzebub with all his Legions, was come to revenge the Death of many thoufands of his Subjefts, whom this Enemy had (lain and devoured. However, he at length valiantly... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1710 - 402 pages
...terrible Convulfion, fuppofed at firft, that Nature was approaching to her final Diffolution ; or el(e, that Beelzebub with all his Legions, was come to revenge the Death of many thoufonds of ru's Subjects, whom his Enemy had (lain and devoured. However, he at length valiantly... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 242 pages
...guarded with Turnpikes and Palifadoes, all after the modern Way of Fortification. Beelzebub, Beelzelul, with all his Legions, was come to revenge the Death of many Thoufands of his Subjefts, whom this Enemy had flain and devoured. However, he, at length; valiantly... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1755 - 514 pages
...terrible convulfion, fuppofed at firft, that nature was approaching to her final diflblution ; or elfe, that Beelzebub with all his legions was come to revenge the death of many thoufands of his fubjects, whom his enemy had flain and devoured. However, he at length valiantly refolved... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 468 pages
...terrible convulfion, fuppofed at firft, that Nature was approaching to her final diffolution ; or elfe, that Beelzebub, with all his legions, was come to revenge the death of many thoufands of his fubjects, whom his enemy had flain and devoured. However, he at length valiantly refolved... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 500 pages
...terrible convulfion, fuppofed at firft, that nature was approaching to her final diffolution ; or elfe, that Beelzebub with all his legions was come to revenge the death of many thoufands of his fubjects, whom his enemy had flain and devoured. However, he at length valiantly refolved... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 pages
...terrible convulfion, fuppofed at firft, that Nature was approaching to her fmal diflblution; or elfe, that Beelzebub, with all his legions, was come to revenge the death of many thoufands of his fubjects, whom his enemy had flain and devoured. However, he at length valiantly refolved... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 474 pages
...terrible convulfion, fuppofed at firit, that nature was approaching to her final diflblution ; or elfe, that Beelzebub, with all his legions, was come to revenge the death of many thoufands of his fubjecb, whom his enemy had flain and devoured. However, he at length valiantly refolved... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...to the very foundation. Thrice he endeavoured to force his passage, and thrice the centre shook. The spider within, feeling the terrible convulsion, supposed...the death of many thousands of his subjects, whom his enemy had slain and devoured. However, he at length valiantly resolved to issue forth, and meet... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 488 pages
...Thrice he endeavoured to force his passage, and thrice the centre shook. The spider within, fcelitig the terrible convulsion, supposed at first, that nature...the death of many thousands of his subjects, whom his enemy had slain and devoured. However, he at length valiantly resolved to issue forth, and meet... | |
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