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Page xli
... [ Dec. 8 - And fhortly after talking of thefe affairs , " Here are " ( faith the Doctor ) " the first steps towards the ruin of an excellent miniftry ; for I " look he drew the first sketch of An history of the THE LIFE OF DR SWIFT . xli.
... [ Dec. 8 - And fhortly after talking of thefe affairs , " Here are " ( faith the Doctor ) " the first steps towards the ruin of an excellent miniftry ; for I " look he drew the first sketch of An history of the THE LIFE OF DR SWIFT . xli.
Page xlvi
... thefe great ministers pretend too much , " there will be no governing them . He promises to make me eafy " if I will but come and fee him ; but I won't ; and he shall do " it by meffage , or I will caft him off ; in that he did ...
... thefe great ministers pretend too much , " there will be no governing them . He promises to make me eafy " if I will but come and fee him ; but I won't ; and he shall do " it by meffage , or I will caft him off ; in that he did ...
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... Thefe letters united the whole nation in his praife , filled every street with his > effigies , and every voice with acclamations ; and Wood , tho he was long fupported by those who prostituted the higbeft delegated authority to the ...
... Thefe letters united the whole nation in his praife , filled every street with his > effigies , and every voice with acclamations ; and Wood , tho he was long fupported by those who prostituted the higbeft delegated authority to the ...
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... thefe reprefentations , or whether by any other motive , did at length earneftly defire , that the might be publicly owned as his wife : but as her health was then declining , and his œconomy become more fevere , fhe faid it was too ...
... thefe reprefentations , or whether by any other motive , did at length earneftly defire , that the might be publicly owned as his wife : but as her health was then declining , and his œconomy become more fevere , fhe faid it was too ...
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... the chearfulness of others . Thefe en- tertainments therefore were discontinued ; and he fometimes avoided the company of his most intimate friends * 3 friends * . But when the lenient hand of time lxxiv An ACCOUNT OF.
... the chearfulness of others . Thefe en- tertainments therefore were discontinued ; and he fometimes avoided the company of his most intimate friends * 3 friends * . But when the lenient hand of time lxxiv An ACCOUNT OF.
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