The Works of Jonathan Swift: Containing Additional Letters, Tracts, and Poems, Not Hitherto Published, Volume 10Bickers, 1883 |
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... have been written by Dr. Swift ; and by him , with as little foun- dation , ascribed to his friend Colonel Hunter ; was the produc- tion of the noble author of the " Characteristics ; " in which the same author . If the abuses in law or.
... have been written by Dr. Swift ; and by him , with as little foun- dation , ascribed to his friend Colonel Hunter ; was the produc- tion of the noble author of the " Characteristics ; " in which the same author . If the abuses in law or.
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... tion exposed , though in the most ridiculous manner ; since that is perhaps the most probable way to cure them , or at least to hinder them from farther spreading ? Besides , though it was not intended for their perusal , it rallies ...
... tion exposed , though in the most ridiculous manner ; since that is perhaps the most probable way to cure them , or at least to hinder them from farther spreading ? Besides , though it was not intended for their perusal , it rallies ...
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... tion , are what they call parodies , where the author personates the style and manner of other writers , whom he has a mind to expose . I shall produce one instance of a passage in which Dryden , L'Estrange , and some others I shall not ...
... tion , are what they call parodies , where the author personates the style and manner of other writers , whom he has a mind to expose . I shall produce one instance of a passage in which Dryden , L'Estrange , and some others I shall not ...
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... tion , he thought himself to be the person aimed at ; and , at the same time , he very kindly offered his own assistance gratis towards penning a dedication to himself . I desired him , however , to give a second guess ; Why , then ...
... tion , he thought himself to be the person aimed at ; and , at the same time , he very kindly offered his own assistance gratis towards penning a dedication to himself . I desired him , however , to give a second guess ; Why , then ...
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... tion to make the tour of my invention , and thrice it has returned empty ; the latter having been wholly drained by the following treatise . Not so , my more successful brethren the moderns ; who will by no means let slip a preface or ...
... tion to make the tour of my invention , and thrice it has returned empty ; the latter having been wholly drained by the following treatise . Not so , my more successful brethren the moderns ; who will by no means let slip a preface or ...
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Page 79 - As to his body there can be no dispute; but examine even the acquirements of his mind, you will find them all contribute in their order towards furnishing out an exact dress : to instance no more ; is not religion a cloak, honesty a pair of shoes worn out in the dirt, selflove a surtout, vanity a shirt, and conscience a pair of breeches, which, though a cover for lewdness as well ag nastinesa, is easily slipt down for the service of both...
Page 217 - The avenues to his castle were guarded with turnpikes and palisadoes, all after the modern way of fortification. After you had passed several courts you came to the centre, wherein you might behold the constable himself in his own lodgings, which had windows fronting to each avenue, and ports to sally out upon all occasions of prey or defence.
Page 232 - The brave ancient suddenly started, as one possessed with surprise and disappointment together: for the helmet was nine times too large for the head, which appeared situate far in the hinder part, even like the lady in a lobster, or like a mouse under a canopy of state, or like a shrivelled beau, from within the penthouse of a modern periwig : and the voice was suited to the visage, sounding weak and remote.
Page 86 - ... and, according to the laudable custom, gave rise to that fashion. Upon which the brothers, consulting their father's will, to their great astonishment found these words ; item, I charge and command \ my said three sons to wear no sort of silver fringe upon or about their said coats, &c., with a penalty, in case of disobedience, too long here to insert.
Page 111 - Dining one day at an alderman's in the city, Peter observed him expatiating, after the manner of his brethren, in the praises of his sirloin of beef. Beef, said the sage magistrate, is the king of meat ; beef comprehends in it the quintessence of partridge, and quail, and venison, and pheasant, and plum-pudding, and custard.
Page 220 - I am glad," answered the bee, " to hear you grant, at least, that I am come honestly by my wings and my voice; for then, it seems, I am obliged to Heaven alone for my flights and my music; and Providence would never have bestowed on me two such gifts, without designing them for the noblest ends. I visit, indeed, all the flowers and blossoms of the field and...
Page 76 - On their first appearance, our three adventurers met with a very bad reception ; and soon with great sagacity guessing out the reason, they quickly began to improve in the good qualities of the town : they writ, and rallied, and rhymed, and sung, and said, and said nothing : they drank, and fought, and whored, and slept, and swore, and took snuff...
Page 153 - Having therefore so narrowly passed through this intricate difficulty, the reader will, I am sure, agree with me in the conclusion, that if the moderns mean by madness, only a disturbance or transposition of the brain, by force of certain vapours issuing up from the lower faculties, then has this madness been the parent of all those mighty revolutions that have happened in empire, in philosophy, and in religion.
Page 155 - Last week I saw a woman flayed, and you will hardly believe how much it altered her person for the worse.
Page 219 - I am glad," answered the bee, "to hear you grant at least that I am come honestly by my wings and my voice ; for then, it seems, I am obliged to Heaven alone for my flights and my music ; and Providence would never have bestowed on me two such gifts, without designing them for the noblest ends. I visit indeed all the flowers and blossoms of the field and garden ; but whatever I collect thence...