The Works of Dr. Jonathan SwiftW. Bowyer, 1768 |
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Page iv
... head . By the affiftance of fome thinking , and much converfation , 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 dangerous ...
... head . By the affiftance of fome thinking , and much converfation , 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 dangerous ...
Page xvi
... head , nor will ( he is fure ) into that of any reader of taste and candor ; he allows two or three at most , there pro- duced , to have been delivered unwarily ; for which he defires to plead the excuse offered already , of his youth ...
... head , nor will ( he is fure ) into that of any reader of taste and candor ; he allows two or three at most , there pro- duced , to have been delivered unwarily ; for which he defires to plead the excuse offered already , of his youth ...
Page 5
... head of an army ; of your undaunted courage in mounting a breach , or fcaling a wall ; or , to have had your pedigree trac'd in a lineal defcent from the houfe of Auftria ; or , of your wonderful talent at dress 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 trac'd in a lineal defcent from the houfe of Auftria ; or , of your wonderful talent at dress and dancing ; or , your ...
Page 18
... head of an afs , a third to the weftward with claws like a dragon ; and your highness fhould in a few minutes think fit to exa- mine the truth , it is certain , they would all be changed in figure and pofition , new ones would arife ...
... head of an afs , a third to the weftward with claws like a dragon ; and your highness fhould in a few minutes think fit to exa- mine the truth , it is certain , they would all be changed in figure and pofition , new ones would arife ...
Page 41
... 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 bell ; • evadere ad auras , Hoc opus , hic labor eft . To this end the philofopher's way in all ages has been by ...
... 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 bell ; • evadere ad auras , Hoc opus , hic labor eft . To this end the philofopher's way in all ages has been by ...
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