 | George Henry Duncan Mathias - 1867 - 292 pages
...at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry and prejudices, who might...ornament to the court and town ; and then, again, so great a number of able-[bodied] divines might be a recruit to our fleet and armies. This, indeed,... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 568 pages
...at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking, enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices, who might be an ornament to the court and town. ' ' ' It is likewise proposed as a great advantage to the public that if we once discard the system... | |
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 pages
...at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking, enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices, who might be an ornament to the court and town.'1 ' It is likewise proposed as a great advantage to the public that if we once discard the system... | |
 | Alfred Guy L'Estrange - 1878 - 370 pages
...maintain two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking, — enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices; who might...an ornament to the court and town ; and then again, so great a body of able (bodied) divines might be a recruit to our fleet and armies." "Another advantage... | |
 | Alfred Guy L'Estrange - 1878 - 414 pages
...maintain two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking, — enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices; who might...an ornament to the court and town ; and then again, so great a body of able (bodied) divines might be a recruit to our fleet and armies." "Another advantage... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Sir Walter Scott - 1883 - 514 pages
...at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking, enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices; who might...an ornament to the court and town : and then again, so great a number of able (bodied) divines might be a recruit to our fleet and armies. This indeed... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Sir Walter Scott - 1883 - 502 pages
...at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking, enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices ; who...an ornament to the court and town : and then again, so great a number of able (bodied) divines might be a recruit to our fleet and armies. This indeed... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1883 - 516 pages
...vissza önmsgukra vagy hozzájok hasonlókra, különösen freethinking, enemies to priestcraft, uarrow principles, pedantry and prejudices, who might be an ornament to the court and town. 31 It is likewise proposed as a great advantage to the public that if we ouce discard the system of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1884 - 334 pages
...at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking, enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices, who might...ornament to the court and town : and then, again, so great a number of able (bodied) divines might be a recruit to our fleet and armies. This indeed... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Stanley Lane-Poole - 1884 - 342 pages
...at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking, enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices, who might...ornament to the court and town : and then, again, so great a number of able (bodied) divines might be a recruit to our fleet and armies. This indeed... | |
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It is likewise urged that there are, by computation, in this kingdom above ten thousand parsons, whose revenues added to those of my lords the bishops would suffice to maintain at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure and free-thinking,... 
