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ruptions of human - kind , as frequently , the predomi- nance . He was by nature of a fpirit wonderfully exalted . His pride , if pride it must be called , was of a turn pe- culiar to himself . His whole deportment was of a piece .
ruptions of human - kind , as frequently , the predomi- nance . He was by nature of a fpirit wonderfully exalted . His pride , if pride it must be called , was of a turn pe- culiar to himself . His whole deportment was of a piece .
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THE Common vices and foibles of human - kind he lafhed with great feverity , in order to reftrain their in- fluence , and , if it were poffible , to hinder the conta , gion from fpreading in the community ; yet ftill with- out making ...
THE Common vices and foibles of human - kind he lafhed with great feverity , in order to reftrain their in- fluence , and , if it were poffible , to hinder the conta , gion from fpreading in the community ; yet ftill with- out making ...
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I have , " fays fhe , " often been led to look on the " world as a garden , and the human minds as forma- 66 ny plants , fet by the hand of the great Creator for " utility and ornament.` Thus fome , we fee , early pro- " duce beautiful ...
I have , " fays fhe , " often been led to look on the " world as a garden , and the human minds as forma- 66 ny plants , fet by the hand of the great Creator for " utility and ornament.` Thus fome , we fee , early pro- " duce beautiful ...
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was daily fed in that kingdom : the fecond proceeded from the mifanthropy of his difpofition , which induced him peevishly to debafe mankind , and even to ridicule human nature itself . Politics were his favourite topic , as they gave ...
was daily fed in that kingdom : the fecond proceeded from the mifanthropy of his difpofition , which induced him peevishly to debafe mankind , and even to ridicule human nature itself . Politics were his favourite topic , as they gave ...
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... being apprehenfive it might spoil the fale of the book THE author cannot conclude this apology , without making this one reflexion , that , as wit is the noblest and most useful gift of human nature , fo humour is the most agreeable ...
... being apprehenfive it might spoil the fale of the book THE author cannot conclude this apology , without making this one reflexion , that , as wit is the noblest and most useful gift of human nature , fo humour is the most agreeable ...
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| Title | The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift .. Volume 1 of The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Jonathan Swift |
| Author | Jonathan Swift |
| Publisher | G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 4 May 2017 |
| Length | 2984 pages |
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