The Works of Dr. Jonathan SwiftW. Bowyer, 1768 |
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... whofe pretenfions or circumftances were the fame . When he was defired by lord Oxford to intro- duce doctor Parnel to his acquaintance , he refused upon this principle , that a man of genius was a character fuperior to that of a lord in ...
... whofe pretenfions or circumftances were the fame . When he was defired by lord Oxford to intro- duce doctor Parnel to his acquaintance , he refused upon this principle , that a man of genius was a character fuperior to that of a lord in ...
Page 30
... whofe fortunes fhe had also leffened , the appointed joint executrixes of her will , an office which however troublesome the fituation of their affairs obliged them to accept ; it appears too their 30 AN ACCOUNT OF THE a character as ...
... whofe fortunes fhe had also leffened , the appointed joint executrixes of her will , an office which however troublesome the fituation of their affairs obliged them to accept ; it appears too their 30 AN ACCOUNT OF THE a character as ...
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... whofe fault it . has never been to coincide implicitly with a court , pofterity must judge for themselves ; but it seems , probable that thefe accounts however contradictory may both be true , and that Swift at this time might be the ...
... whofe fault it . has never been to coincide implicitly with a court , pofterity must judge for themselves ; but it seems , probable that thefe accounts however contradictory may both be true , and that Swift at this time might be the ...
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... whofe cha- racters are excellent in the highest degree . Such was the fate of Vanella , and furely those whom pity could not restrain from being diligent to load her memory with reproach , to conftrue appear- ances in the worft fenfe ...
... whofe cha- racters are excellent in the highest degree . Such was the fate of Vanella , and furely those whom pity could not restrain from being diligent to load her memory with reproach , to conftrue appear- ances in the worft fenfe ...
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... whofe long train happened to fweep down a fine fid- dle , and break it , upon which he immediately cried out , Mantua va miferæ nimium vicina Cremona . But his converfation abounded with turns of wit of an higher kind ; being one day at ...
... whofe long train happened to fweep down a fine fid- dle , and break it , upon which he immediately cried out , Mantua va miferæ nimium vicina Cremona . But his converfation abounded with turns of wit of an higher kind ; being one day at ...
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