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the principal view of which seems to have been at once to compliment and to
rally her ; to apologize for his conduct , and soften a tacit denial , by leaving the
event undetermined . This poem appears to have been written about the year
1713. a ...
the principal view of which seems to have been at once to compliment and to
rally her ; to apologize for his conduct , and soften a tacit denial , by leaving the
event undetermined . This poem appears to have been written about the year
1713. a ...
Page liii
But it seems probable , that these accounts , however contradictory , may both be
true ; and that Swift at this time might be the Sacheverel of Ireland , followed by
the mob of one faction with execrations , and by the other with shouts of applause
...
But it seems probable , that these accounts , however contradictory , may both be
true ; and that Swift at this time might be the Sacheverel of Ireland , followed by
the mob of one faction with execrations , and by the other with shouts of applause
...
Page lvi
Her friendships seem to have been still among the men , but she was treated with
great politeness by the ladies . [ D. S. p.92 . ] The Dean's mind had been now fo
filled with politics , that he found it impracticable to excel as a preacher , his first ...
Her friendships seem to have been still among the men , but she was treated with
great politeness by the ladies . [ D. S. p.92 . ] The Dean's mind had been now fo
filled with politics , that he found it impracticable to excel as a preacher , his first ...
Page lvii
As to his employment at home , he seems to have had no heart to apply himself
to study of any kind , but to have resigned himself wholly to such amusements as
offered , that he might not think of his situation , the milfortune of his friends , and
...
As to his employment at home , he seems to have had no heart to apply himself
to study of any kind , but to have resigned himself wholly to such amusements as
offered , that he might not think of his situation , the milfortune of his friends , and
...
Page lxii
That he had no need to repeat his college - exercises , has been thewn already ;
and that , in this interval , he went thro ' . a voluminous course of ecclefiaftical
history [ 7. R. p . 101. ) , seems farther improbable , by a letter to Lord Bolingbroke
...
That he had no need to repeat his college - exercises , has been thewn already ;
and that , in this interval , he went thro ' . a voluminous course of ecclefiaftical
history [ 7. R. p . 101. ) , seems farther improbable , by a letter to Lord Bolingbroke
...
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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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