The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 - 2984 pages |
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Page xix
... himself ; fome chat for an hour , and again to the fields . His imagination was al- ways alive , and perhaps beyond all others he had a power to conci- liate his ideas to the several capacities of all human race , and at the fame time ...
... himself ; fome chat for an hour , and again to the fields . His imagination was al- ways alive , and perhaps beyond all others he had a power to conci- liate his ideas to the several capacities of all human race , and at the fame time ...
Page xxv
... himself with advantage . That religious purposes were at this time predominant in his mind , he ufed frequently to declare ; he hoped , he faid , that , by diligent and conftant application , he fhould fo far excel , that the fexton ...
... himself with advantage . That religious purposes were at this time predominant in his mind , he ufed frequently to declare ; he hoped , he faid , that , by diligent and conftant application , he fhould fo far excel , that the fexton ...
Page xxix
... himself to the Tories , be- caufe , as he said , the Whigs had renounced their old principles , and received others , which their forefathers held in utter abhorrence . t . [ O let . 4. ] He did not how G 3 Two creatures , fays a modern ...
... himself to the Tories , be- caufe , as he said , the Whigs had renounced their old principles , and received others , which their forefathers held in utter abhorrence . t . [ O let . 4. ] He did not how G 3 Two creatures , fays a modern ...
Page xxxi
... himself more effectually in the church , by acquiring fome other pre- ferment ; and that , with this view , he was follicitous to be near the court : for before his acquaintance with Lord Oxford , a bishoprick was intended for him by ...
... himself more effectually in the church , by acquiring fome other pre- ferment ; and that , with this view , he was follicitous to be near the court : for before his acquaintance with Lord Oxford , a bishoprick was intended for him by ...
Page xxxii
... himself to the Tory miniftry at this time . For he declares within a few days after his arrival , that he is heartily weary of London , and wishes " that he had never stirred from Ireland . " [ Lei . to S. Sept. 12 . 1710. ] But ...
... himself to the Tory miniftry at this time . For he declares within a few days after his arrival , that he is heartily weary of London , and wishes " that he had never stirred from Ireland . " [ Lei . to S. Sept. 12 . 1710. ] But ...
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