The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 - 2984 pages |
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Page lviii
... live afterwards juft in the fame . manner as they had lived before 1. Mrs Dingley was Atill See the notes , above , p . xiii . + Tho ' it is admitted , that Dr Swift was married to Mrs John- fon in 1716 , yet it may be afferted with ...
... live afterwards juft in the fame . manner as they had lived before 1. Mrs Dingley was Atill See the notes , above , p . xiii . + Tho ' it is admitted , that Dr Swift was married to Mrs John- fon in 1716 , yet it may be afferted with ...
Page lxxiii
... live as they had lived be- fore . To this the Dean , in his turn , confented ; and fuffered her to difpofe entirely of her own fortune , by her own name , to a public charity when he died . [ 7. R. p . 56. 288. ] * VOL . I. g Ir foul of ...
... live as they had lived be- fore . To this the Dean , in his turn , confented ; and fuffered her to difpofe entirely of her own fortune , by her own name , to a public charity when he died . [ 7. R. p . 56. 288. ] * VOL . I. g Ir foul of ...
Page lxxvi
... live with him fome time after Stel- la's death , being the only female in his family , except fervants . As he lived much in folitude , he frequently amufed himfelf with writing ; as appears by the dates of many . of his pieces , which ...
... live with him fome time after Stel- la's death , being the only female in his family , except fervants . As he lived much in folitude , he frequently amufed himfelf with writing ; as appears by the dates of many . of his pieces , which ...
Page lxxx
... lives it grew cold : but the Dean , in a letter to Lord Orrery , which he wrote a fhort time be- fore his incapacity , fays , " When you fee my dear " friend Pope , tell him , I will anfwer his letter foon ; " I love him above all the ...
... lives it grew cold : but the Dean , in a letter to Lord Orrery , which he wrote a fhort time be- fore his incapacity , fays , " When you fee my dear " friend Pope , tell him , I will anfwer his letter foon ; " I love him above all the ...
Page lxxxv
... live long , has indubitable witneffes that he is a good master . Ir is also certain , that , notwithstanding the apparent aufterity of his temper , he did not confider his fervants as poor flaves , to whofe fervice he had a right , in ...
... live long , has indubitable witneffes that he is a good master . Ir is also certain , that , notwithstanding the apparent aufterity of his temper , he did not confider his fervants as poor flaves , to whofe fervice he had a right , in ...
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Page lxxxiv - Soon after he again endeavoured, with a good deal of pain, to find words; but at last, after many efforts, not being able, he fetched a deep sigh, and was afterwards silent.