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... 1723 , and that Gulliver's Travels were written after that time : but in both these
fuppofitions he is probably mistaken ; tho ' in the former he seems to be fa-voured
by a passage in a letter written by the Dean himself to Mr Pope , dated Sept. 20.
... 1723 , and that Gulliver's Travels were written after that time : but in both these
fuppofitions he is probably mistaken ; tho ' in the former he seems to be fa-voured
by a passage in a letter written by the Dean himself to Mr Pope , dated Sept. 20.
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It seems indeed to be generally agreed , that Stella was destroyed by the
peculiarity of her circumstances ; and that the fabrick , however weak by the
delicacy of its compofition , would not have fallen so soon , if the foundation had
not been ...
It seems indeed to be generally agreed , that Stella was destroyed by the
peculiarity of her circumstances ; and that the fabrick , however weak by the
delicacy of its compofition , would not have fallen so soon , if the foundation had
not been ...
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But when the lenient hand of time had allayed the anguish of his mind , he seems
to have regretted the effects of its first violence , and to wish for the return of those
whom his impatience had banished . [ D. S. p . 307 , 8. ] In the year 1732 , he ...
But when the lenient hand of time had allayed the anguish of his mind , he seems
to have regretted the effects of its first violence , and to wish for the return of those
whom his impatience had banished . [ D. S. p . 307 , 8. ] In the year 1732 , he ...
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and it seems to imply , that the Obfervator is also mistaken , when he fays , that
females were rarely admitted into his house , and never came but upon very
particular invitations . The absence of persons whom he kept at such distance ,
and so ...
and it seems to imply , that the Obfervator is also mistaken , when he fays , that
females were rarely admitted into his house , and never came but upon very
particular invitations . The absence of persons whom he kept at such distance ,
and so ...
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... and seem to imply a perfect acquaintance with every peculiarity of his
circumstances * . Dr Sheridan was a clergyman of confiderable parts : and great
learning . He had in particular an extensive and critical knowledge of the
language and ...
... and seem to imply a perfect acquaintance with every peculiarity of his
circumstances * . Dr Sheridan was a clergyman of confiderable parts : and great
learning . He had in particular an extensive and critical knowledge of the
language and ...
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Page 258 - But a certain Samaritan as he journeyed came where he was, and when he saw him he had compassion on him and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
Page 257 - And by chance there came down a certain priest that way ; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
Page 257 - ... .And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him ; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again I will repay thee.
Page 257 - A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Page 105 - These never examine farther than the colour, the shape, the size, and whatever other qualities dwell, or are drawn by art upon the outward of bodies ; and then comes reason officiously with tools for cutting, and opening, and mangling, and piercing, offering to demonstrate that they are not of the same consistence quite through.
Page 105 - Now, I take all this to be the last degree of perverting nature; one of whose eternal laws it is, to put her best furniture forward. And therefore, in order to save the charges of all such expensive anatomy for the time to come, I do here think fit to inform the reader, that in such conclusions as these, reason is certainly in the right, and that in most corporeal beings, which have fallen under my...
Page 146 - Things were at this crisis when a material accident fell out. For upon the highest corner of a large window there dwelt a certain spider, swollen up to the first magnitude by the destruction of infinite numbers of flies, whose spoils lay scattered before the gates of his palace, like human bones before the cave of some giant.
Page 104 - ... whether things that have place in the imagination may not as properly be said to exist as those that are seated in the memory...
Page 190 - For it is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen of real hopes, bright wit, and profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture of learning...
Page lxxxiv - Soon after he again endeavoured, with a good deal of pain, to find words; but at last, after many efforts, not being able, he fetched a deep sigh, and was afterwards silent.
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| Title | The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ... Volume 1 of The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Jonathan Swift |
| Author | Jonathan Swift |
| Publisher | G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2005 |
| Length | 2984 pages |
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