The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 - 2984 pages |
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Page 11
... shall not injure the authors by tranfplanting ; because I have remarked , that nothing is so very tender as a modern piece of wit , and which is apt to fuffer fo much in the carriage . Some things are ex- tremely witty ; to - day , or ...
... shall not injure the authors by tranfplanting ; because I have remarked , that nothing is so very tender as a modern piece of wit , and which is apt to fuffer fo much in the carriage . Some things are ex- tremely witty ; to - day , or ...
Page 13
... you ? Bring your own guts to a reasonable com- pafs , ( and be d - n'd ) ; and then I'll engage we shall ❝ have room enough for us all . " 66 D THERE THERE are certain common privileges of a writer ; the THE PREFACE . 13.
... you ? Bring your own guts to a reasonable com- pafs , ( and be d - n'd ) ; and then I'll engage we shall ❝ have room enough for us all . " 66 D THERE THERE are certain common privileges of a writer ; the THE PREFACE . 13.
Page 14
... shall be concluded , that fomething very useful and profound is couched underneath ; and again , that whatever word or fentence is printed in a different character , fhall be judged to contain fomething extraordinary either of wit or ...
... shall be concluded , that fomething very useful and profound is couched underneath ; and again , that whatever word or fentence is printed in a different character , fhall be judged to contain fomething extraordinary either of wit or ...
Page 28
... shall reckon I have well employed the The Chymifts fay of him in their books , that he prolonged his life to a thousand years , and then died voluntarily . > The Gemara is the decifion , explanation , or interpretation of the Jewish ...
... shall reckon I have well employed the The Chymifts fay of him in their books , that he prolonged his life to a thousand years , and then died voluntarily . > The Gemara is the decifion , explanation , or interpretation of the Jewish ...
Page 30
... shall pafs in the common converfations of court and town ) is modelled exactly after the manner peculiar to our fociety . I confefs to have been somewhat liberal in the business of titles ; having obferved the humour of multiplying them ...
... shall pafs in the common converfations of court and town ) is modelled exactly after the manner peculiar to our fociety . I confefs to have been somewhat liberal in the business of titles ; having obferved the humour of multiplying them ...
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