The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 - 2984 pages |
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Page lxxx
... defire he had to get rid of the world , after a day spent in chearfulness , without any provocation from anger , melancholy , or difappointment . D. S. p . 217 . دو Strangers were not permitted to approach him , and his Ixxx AN ASC ...
... defire he had to get rid of the world , after a day spent in chearfulness , without any provocation from anger , melancholy , or difappointment . D. S. p . 217 . دو Strangers were not permitted to approach him , and his Ixxx AN ASC ...
Page xc
... defire of accumulating wealth almoft always increases in proportion as it becomes more abfurd ; and those are most tenacious of money to whom money can be of leaft ufe . It has been generally faid , that this weakness is the effect of ...
... defire of accumulating wealth almoft always increases in proportion as it becomes more abfurd ; and those are most tenacious of money to whom money can be of leaft ufe . It has been generally faid , that this weakness is the effect of ...
Page xci
... defire of immediate gain was not gratified at the expence of the poor , to whofe diftrefs he was a witnefs ; neither was it gratified at the expence of thofe whom it was impoffible he fhould know , tho ' he had many opportunities of ...
... defire of immediate gain was not gratified at the expence of the poor , to whofe diftrefs he was a witnefs ; neither was it gratified at the expence of thofe whom it was impoffible he fhould know , tho ' he had many opportunities of ...
Page xcv
... defire of equality , gratified by degrading others ; as emulation is a defire of equality , gratified by advancing ourfelves . It does not appear that Swift upon a fuppofition that he had no fuperior , was without emulation ; but by his ...
... defire of equality , gratified by degrading others ; as emulation is a defire of equality , gratified by advancing ourfelves . It does not appear that Swift upon a fuppofition that he had no fuperior , was without emulation ; but by his ...
Page cii
... defires of that fort , he equally loved to fpeak , and loved to hearken . Like Falstaff , he not only had wit himfelf , but frequently was the caufe of wit in others . However , that univerfal re- verence which was paid to his great ...
... defires of that fort , he equally loved to fpeak , and loved to hearken . Like Falstaff , he not only had wit himfelf , but frequently was the caufe of wit in others . However , that univerfal re- verence which was paid to his great ...
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