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
... fome di- ftance : Add all these confiderations together , and the folution of this mighty mystery may probably not appear impoflible . Suppofing " " Swift to have , been guided in this affair by Swift DR . SW IF T. xxxiii.
... fome di- ftance : Add all these confiderations together , and the folution of this mighty mystery may probably not appear impoflible . Suppofing " " Swift to have , been guided in this affair by Swift DR . SW IF T. xxxiii.
Page xlii
... fome degree of awe , and was therefore rather an entertaining , than a defireable gueft . He was open to adu lation , and could not , or would not distin • guish between low flattery and just applause . Yet he was not lefs open to ...
... fome degree of awe , and was therefore rather an entertaining , than a defireable gueft . He was open to adu lation , and could not , or would not distin • guish between low flattery and just applause . Yet he was not lefs open to ...
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... fome thinking , and much converfa- tion , he had endeavoured to ftrip himself of as many real prejudices as he could : I fay , real ones ; because under the notion of prejudices , he knew to what dan- gerous heights fome men have ...
... fome thinking , and much converfa- tion , he had endeavoured to ftrip himself of as many real prejudices as he could : I fay , real ones ; because under the notion of prejudices , he knew to what dan- gerous heights fome men have ...
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... fome , whom out of respect he for- bears to name , he might have been encouraged to an examination of books written by fome of thofe authors above defcribed ; whofe errors , ignorance , dulnefs , and villany , he thinks he could have ...
... fome , whom out of respect he for- bears to name , he might have been encouraged to an examination of books written by fome of thofe authors above defcribed ; whofe errors , ignorance , dulnefs , and villany , he thinks he could have ...
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... fome of thofe paffages in this difcourfe , which appear most liable to objection , are what they call parodies , where the author perfonates the ftyle and manner of other writers , whom he has a mind to expofe . I fhall produce one ...
... fome of thofe paffages in this difcourfe , which appear most liable to objection , are what they call parodies , where the author perfonates the ftyle and manner of other writers , whom he has a mind to expofe . I fhall produce one ...
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abfolute affiftance againſt alfo ancient anfwer becauſe befides beſt cafe called caufe cauſe Chriftianity church clergy confcience confequence confider confiderable converfation courfe Dean defign defire difcourfe difpute eſtabliſhed faid fame farther fatire fect feems fenfe fent fervant ferve fervice feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince firft firſt fome fometimes foon fpirit ftate ftill fubject fuch fufficient fuppofe fure greateſt guife hath Hawkef himſelf honour houſe inftance intereft itſelf JONATHAN SWIFT juft laft laſt leaft learned leaſt lefs Lord mankind modern moft moſt muft muſt myfteries nature neceffary never obferved occafion Orrery paffages paffed perfon Peter Pindar pleaſe poffible prefent preferve prince publiſhed purpoſe raiſed reader reafon refolved reft religion ſeveral ſhall ſtate Swift thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion ufually underſtand underſtood univerfal uſe wherein whofe whole Wotton writers