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 155
... interest was but too deeply concerned . Momus , the patron of the Moderns , made an excellent speech in their favour ; which was anfwered by Pallas , the protectress of the Ancients . The affem bly was divided in their affections ; when ...
... interest was but too deeply concerned . Momus , the patron of the Moderns , made an excellent speech in their favour ; which was anfwered by Pallas , the protectress of the Ancients . The affem bly was divided in their affections ; when ...
Page 207
... interest of virtue and religion , that the whole kingdom should be informed in some parts of your character : for instance , That the easiest and po- litelt conversation , joined with the trueft piety , may be observed in your Ladyship ...
... interest of virtue and religion , that the whole kingdom should be informed in some parts of your character : for instance , That the easiest and po- litelt conversation , joined with the trueft piety , may be observed in your Ladyship ...
Page 208
... interest , are chiefly concerned . But because it is idle to propose remedies before we are affured of the disease , or to be in fear till we are convinced of the danger ; I shall first shew in general , that the nation is extremely ...
... interest , are chiefly concerned . But because it is idle to propose remedies before we are affured of the disease , or to be in fear till we are convinced of the danger ; I shall first shew in general , that the nation is extremely ...
Page 210
... interests and factions . among the representatives : to which I must be bold to add , the ignorance of some of the lower clergy ; the mean fervile temper of others ; the pert pragmatical de- meanour of several young stagers in divinity ...
... interests and factions . among the representatives : to which I must be bold to add , the ignorance of some of the lower clergy ; the mean fervile temper of others ; the pert pragmatical de- meanour of several young stagers in divinity ...
Page 211
... interest and ho-- nour to cultivate religion and virtue , by rendering vice a disgrace , and the certain ruin to preferment or pre- tenfions : all which they should first attempt in their own courts and families . For instance , might ...
... interest and ho-- nour to cultivate religion and virtue , by rendering vice a disgrace , and the certain ruin to preferment or pre- tenfions : all which they should first attempt in their own courts and families . For instance , might ...
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againſt almoſt alſo ancient anſwer aſſiſtance becauſe beſides beſt buſineſs cauſe Chriſtianity church clergy cloſe confcience conſequence conſtitution courſe cuſtom Dean defire deſign diſcourſe diſpoſed eaſy eſpecially eſtabliſhed expoſe faid falſe fame fatire fide fince firſt fome foon fuch fure hath Hawkef honour houſe inſtance intereſt itſelf JONATHAN SWIFT juſt laſt learned leaſt leſs Lord manifeſt mankind modern moſt muſt nature neceſſary never obſerved occafion Orrery paſs paſſages perſon Peter Pindar pleaſe poſſible preſent preſerve prince propoſed publiſhed purpoſe raiſed reader reaſon refolved religion reſpect reſt ſaid ſame ſay ſcheme ſeems ſenſe ſerve ſervice ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhew ſhort ſhould ſince Sir William Temple ſmall ſome ſometimes ſpeak ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſtation ſtill ſtrength ſtrong ſtyle ſubject ſuch ſuppoſe Swift ſyſtem themſelves ther theſe things thoſe thought tion treatiſe underſtanding univerſal uſe uſual utmoſt wherein whole whoſe Wotton writers