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 xxx
... himself in a mifanthropy that is intolerable ; he has done fo particularly in fome parts of this work . About this time the Dean , who had already acquired the character of a humorist and wit , was firft . regarded with general kindness ...
... himself in a mifanthropy that is intolerable ; he has done fo particularly in fome parts of this work . About this time the Dean , who had already acquired the character of a humorist and wit , was firft . regarded with general kindness ...
Page xxxv
... himself with writing ; and it is ve- ry remarkable , that although his mind was greatly depreffed , and his principal enjoy- ment at an end when Mrs. Johnfon died , yet there is an air of levity and trifling in fome of the pieces he ...
... himself with writing ; and it is ve- ry remarkable , that although his mind was greatly depreffed , and his principal enjoy- ment at an end when Mrs. Johnfon died , yet there is an air of levity and trifling in fome of the pieces he ...
Page xxxvi
... himself either by murdering or maiming the author ; and , for this purpose , he engaged his footman , with two ruffians , to fecure the Dean wherever he could be found . This being known , thirty of the no- bility and gentry , within ...
... himself either by murdering or maiming the author ; and , for this purpose , he engaged his footman , with two ruffians , to fecure the Dean wherever he could be found . This being known , thirty of the no- bility and gentry , within ...
Page xliv
... himself ; because he would not hurt his fucceffor by an injurious prece- dent . The poor , in the liberty of his ca- thedral , were better regulated than any other in the kingdom : They were all badged , and were never found begging out ...
... himself ; because he would not hurt his fucceffor by an injurious prece- dent . The poor , in the liberty of his ca- thedral , were better regulated than any other in the kingdom : They were all badged , and were never found begging out ...
Page xlvii
... himself up to natu ral propenfions , when contrary to his duty ; and therefore his love of money did not con- tract his charity to the poor , or defraud hs fucceffors to enrich himself . The fame fpirit which fecured his integrity , by ...
... himself up to natu ral propenfions , when contrary to his duty ; and therefore his love of money did not con- tract his charity to the poor , or defraud hs fucceffors to enrich himself . The fame fpirit which fecured his integrity , by ...
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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