The Works of Dr. Jonathan SwiftW. Bowyer, 1768 |
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... perfon who could derive no honour from his lineage , a foundling , whom Swift therefore used to call Melchifedeck , because Melchife- deck is faid to have had neither father nor mother ; this gentleman's name was Worral , he was a ...
... perfon who could derive no honour from his lineage , a foundling , whom Swift therefore used to call Melchifedeck , because Melchife- deck is faid to have had neither father nor mother ; this gentleman's name was Worral , he was a ...
Page 49
... perfons of the best understanding in the kingdom . But this dangerous power was under the direction of such sweetness of ... perfon , are enquiries which no man can an- fwer , or has attempted to answer without abfurdi- ty , and are ...
... perfons of the best understanding in the kingdom . But this dangerous power was under the direction of such sweetness of ... perfon , are enquiries which no man can an- fwer , or has attempted to answer without abfurdi- ty , and are ...
Page 57
... perfon whom he knew was Mrs. Whiteway , and the fight of her when he knew her no more threw him into fits of rage fo ... perfons kept him , by mere LIFE OF Dr. SWIFT . › 57.
... perfon whom he knew was Mrs. Whiteway , and the fight of her when he knew her no more threw him into fits of rage fo ... perfons kept him , by mere LIFE OF Dr. SWIFT . › 57.
Page 60
... perfon and pri- vate œconomy , which fhould by no means be o- mitted . D.S. 366 . J.R. 203 . In company , he neither wrapped himself up in his own importance , without deigning to communicate his knowledge , or exert his wit ; nor did ...
... perfon and pri- vate œconomy , which fhould by no means be o- mitted . D.S. 366 . J.R. 203 . In company , he neither wrapped himself up in his own importance , without deigning to communicate his knowledge , or exert his wit ; nor did ...
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... perfon , or of the majority . It is , however , true , that he kept his friends in fome degree of awe , and yet he was more open to admonition than flattery , if it was offered without arrogance , and by perfons of whofe ability and ho ...
... perfon , or of the majority . It is , however , true , that he kept his friends in fome degree of awe , and yet he was more open to admonition than flattery , if it was offered without arrogance , and by perfons of whofe ability and ho ...
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