The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, DublinC. Bathurst, J. Rivington, W. Strahan, B. Collins, J. Hinton, J. Dodsley, L. Davis and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, and W. Bowyer, 1766 |
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Page xxxiii
... such a woman as Stella , and confequently acknowledge and receive her publicly as his wife . Yet the an- swer has been made a thousand times , though no body feems to acquiefce in it ; namely , that " he was not made like other men ...
... such a woman as Stella , and confequently acknowledge and receive her publicly as his wife . Yet the an- swer has been made a thousand times , though no body feems to acquiefce in it ; namely , that " he was not made like other men ...
Page xxxv
... such in particular are his Directions to servants , and several of his letters to his friend Dr. Sheridan . In 1733 , when the attempt was made to repeal VOL . I. d the 6 the test act in Ireland , the dissenters often DR . SWIFT XXXV.
... such in particular are his Directions to servants , and several of his letters to his friend Dr. Sheridan . In 1733 , when the attempt was made to repeal VOL . I. d the 6 the test act in Ireland , the dissenters often DR . SWIFT XXXV.
Page xlii
... Such was Swift as a companion ; as a master , he was not less remarkable . As he expected punctual , ready , and implicit o- bedience , he always tried his servants when he hired them , by some test of their humili- ty . Among other ...
... Such was Swift as a companion ; as a master , he was not less remarkable . As he expected punctual , ready , and implicit o- bedience , he always tried his servants when he hired them , by some test of their humili- ty . Among other ...
Page xlv
... in London , and never to fleep with- out afsembling his family in his own chamber to prayers . An abhorrence of hypocrify was a ftriking particular in his character ; he even carried 1 carried it to such an excess , that it DR . SWIFT .
... in London , and never to fleep with- out afsembling his family in his own chamber to prayers . An abhorrence of hypocrify was a ftriking particular in his character ; he even carried 1 carried it to such an excess , that it DR . SWIFT .
Page xlvi
Jonathan Swift. 1 carried it to such an excess , that it is not easy to determine , whether it was more a vir-- tue than a vice ; for it brought upon him the charge of irreligion , and encouraged others to be irreligious . In proportion ...
Jonathan Swift. 1 carried it to such an excess , that it is not easy to determine , whether it was more a vir-- tue than a vice ; for it brought upon him the charge of irreligion , and encouraged others to be irreligious . In proportion ...
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