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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... head of an army ; of your undaunted courage , in mounting a breach , or fcaling a wall ; or to have had your pedigree traced in a lineal defcent from the houfe of Auftria ; or of your wonderful talent at drefs and dancing ; or your ...
... head of an army ; of your undaunted courage , in mounting a breach , or fcaling a wall ; or to have had your pedigree traced in a lineal defcent from the houfe of Auftria ; or of your wonderful talent at drefs and dancing ; or your ...
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... head of an afs , a third to the weftward , with claws like a dra- gon ; and your Highness fhould in a few minutes think fit to examine the truth ; it is certain , they would all be changed in figure and position ; new ones would arife ...
... head of an afs , a third to the weftward , with claws like a dra- gon ; and your Highness fhould in a few minutes think fit to examine the truth ; it is certain , they would all be changed in figure and position ; new ones would arife ...
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... Swift , who , otherwife , I hope , would have been more indulgent to the errors of a man op- preffed by poverty , driven on by party , and bewildered by re- ligion- peculiar property , that over their heads there is room.
... Swift , who , otherwife , I hope , would have been more indulgent to the errors of a man op- preffed by poverty , driven on by party , and bewildered by re- ligion- peculiar property , that over their heads there is room.
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Jonathan Swift. peculiar property , that over their heads there is room enough ; but how to reach it , is the difficult point ; it being as hard to get quit of number , as of hell : evadere ad auras , Hoc opus , hic labor eft * . To this ...
Jonathan Swift. peculiar property , that over their heads there is room enough ; but how to reach it , is the difficult point ; it being as hard to get quit of number , as of hell : evadere ad auras , Hoc opus , hic labor eft * . To this ...
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... head full of maggots ; and the two different fates of his writings are to be burnt or worm - eaten . Here is pretended a defect in the manufcript ; and this is very frequent with our author , either when he thinks he cannot fay any ...
... head full of maggots ; and the two different fates of his writings are to be burnt or worm - eaten . Here is pretended a defect in the manufcript ; and this is very frequent with our author , either when he thinks he cannot fay any ...
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