The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 - 2984 pages |
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Page lxxvii
... occafion of merriment ; he had an absence of mind , which rendered him a perpetual object of raillery , and an indolent good nature , which made him unapt to take offence ; he was always difpofed to be chearful , and therefore readily ...
... occafion of merriment ; he had an absence of mind , which rendered him a perpetual object of raillery , and an indolent good nature , which made him unapt to take offence ; he was always difpofed to be chearful , and therefore readily ...
Page lxxviii
... occafion the Dean wrote a fhort copy of verfes [ vol . 7. p . 29.1 , in which there is a paffage that fo pro- voked one Bettefworth , a lawyer , and member of the Irish parliament , that he fwore , in the hearing of many perfons , to ...
... occafion the Dean wrote a fhort copy of verfes [ vol . 7. p . 29.1 , in which there is a paffage that fo pro- voked one Bettefworth , a lawyer , and member of the Irish parliament , that he fwore , in the hearing of many perfons , to ...
Page lxxxviii
... occafion , to inherit a difgrace at leaft propor tionate to the honour which he found means to with- hold from Swift . As a member of civil fociety , he was a zealous adva . cate for liberty , the detecter of fraud , and the fcourge of ...
... occafion , to inherit a difgrace at leaft propor tionate to the honour which he found means to with- hold from Swift . As a member of civil fociety , he was a zealous adva . cate for liberty , the detecter of fraud , and the fcourge of ...
Page c
... occafion or other , once ventured to addrefs Dr Swift in the style of Dear Swift , and call himself the Doctor's friend . When the Dean opened his letter , which was defigned as a compliment , his indignation took inftant fire . Dear ...
... occafion or other , once ventured to addrefs Dr Swift in the style of Dear Swift , and call himself the Doctor's friend . When the Dean opened his letter , which was defigned as a compliment , his indignation took inftant fire . Dear ...
Page ciii
... occafion- ally , that he never had been drunk in his life . In his general behaviour , he was open , free , difengaged , and cheerful . In his dealings with the world , he was ho- neft and fincere . In relieving the poor and the ...
... occafion- ally , that he never had been drunk in his life . In his general behaviour , he was open , free , difengaged , and cheerful . In his dealings with the world , he was ho- neft and fincere . In relieving the poor and the ...
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