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 9
... matter is a trifle but would he ven- ture to pronounce at this rate upon one of greater mo- ment ? I know nothing more contemptible in a writer , * Villers .. than than the character of a plagiary ; which he here The Author's Apology . 9.
... matter is a trifle but would he ven- ture to pronounce at this rate upon one of greater mo- ment ? I know nothing more contemptible in a writer , * Villers .. than than the character of a plagiary ; which he here The Author's Apology . 9.
Page 16
... matter ; and though every body elfe fhould be equally ignorant , I do not fear the fale of the book , at all the worfe , upon that -fcore . Your Lordship's name on the front.in capital letters , will at any time get off one edition ...
... matter ; and though every body elfe fhould be equally ignorant , I do not fear the fale of the book , at all the worfe , upon that -fcore . Your Lordship's name on the front.in capital letters , will at any time get off one edition ...
Page 22
... matter , infectious and corrupting ; and then reflect , whether it be poffible for any mortal ink and paper of this generation ́to make a fuitable resistance . Oh ! 44 さ Oh ! that your Highness would one day refolve to A TALE OF A TUB .
... matter , infectious and corrupting ; and then reflect , whether it be poffible for any mortal ink and paper of this generation ́to make a fuitable resistance . Oh ! 44 さ Oh ! that your Highness would one day refolve to A TALE OF A TUB .
Page 27
... matter of difficulty ; when , after long inquiry and debate , the li- teral meaning was preferved : and it was decreed , that , in order to prevent these Leviathans from toffing and fporting with the commonwealth , which of itself is ...
... matter of difficulty ; when , after long inquiry and debate , the li- teral meaning was preferved : and it was decreed , that , in order to prevent these Leviathans from toffing and fporting with the commonwealth , which of itself is ...
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... matter of right and juftice . Now , I do here once for all declare , that in every en- counter of this nature , through the following treatise , the form aforefaid is implied ; which I mention , to fave the trouble of repeating it on fo ...
... matter of right and juftice . Now , I do here once for all declare , that in every en- counter of this nature , through the following treatise , the form aforefaid is implied ; which I mention , to fave the trouble of repeating it on fo ...
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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