The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 - 2984 pages |
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Page 47
... says , They were a race of men , who delighted to nimble at the fuperfluities and ex- " crefcences of books ; which the learned at length ob- " ferving , took warning of their own accord , to lop the " luxuriant , 66 † Satyr , and ...
... says , They were a race of men , who delighted to nimble at the fuperfluities and ex- " crefcences of books ; which the learned at length ob- " ferving , took warning of their own accord , to lop the " luxuriant , 66 † Satyr , and ...
Page 49
Jonathan Swift. ing to the fame purpose , ventures no farther than to say , that " in the mountains of Helicon there grows a cer- " tain weed , which bears a flower of fo damned a fcent , " as to poison those who offer to smell it ...
Jonathan Swift. ing to the fame purpose , ventures no farther than to say , that " in the mountains of Helicon there grows a cer- " tain weed , which bears a flower of fo damned a fcent , " as to poison those who offer to smell it ...
Page 82
... say , the Spirit , or breath , or wind of the world . For examine the whole fyftem by the par- ticulars of nature , and you will find it not to be dif puted . For , whether you pleafe to call the forma infor- t [ Herodot . 1.4 . ] All ...
... say , the Spirit , or breath , or wind of the world . For examine the whole fyftem by the par- ticulars of nature , and you will find it not to be dif puted . For , whether you pleafe to call the forma infor- t [ Herodot . 1.4 . ] All ...
Page 112
... say , who " faften upon the firft precipice in view , and then tow 66 our wretched willing bodies after you , to the very " brink of deftruction . But , alas ! that brink is rotten , " our feet flip , and we tumble down prone into a ...
... say , who " faften upon the firft precipice in view , and then tow 66 our wretched willing bodies after you , to the very " brink of deftruction . But , alas ! that brink is rotten , " our feet flip , and we tumble down prone into a ...
Page 148
... Say , goddefs , that pre- fideft over history , who it was that first advanced in the field of battle . Paracelfus , at the head of his dragoons , obferving Galen in the adverse wing , darted his javelin with a mighty force ; which the ...
... Say , goddefs , that pre- fideft over history , who it was that first advanced in the field of battle . Paracelfus , at the head of his dragoons , obferving Galen in the adverse wing , darted his javelin with a mighty force ; which the ...
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