 For it is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen of real hopes, bright wit, and profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture of learning...  The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ... - Page 190by Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 2984 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 474 pages
...inconveniencies may poffibly happen by fuch an innovation, in the prefent poflure of our affairs. Firft, one great advantage propofed by the abolifhing of...bright wit, and profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of caufes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the leaft tincture... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 498 pages
...nation, and of the Proteftant religion ; which is ftill too much limited by prieftcraft, notwhhftanding all the good intentions of the legiflature ; as we...bright wit, and profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of caufes and effecTis, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the lead tinfture... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...notwithstanding all the good intentions of the legislature, as we have lately found by a severe instance. For it is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen...bright wit, and profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 488 pages
...notwithstanding all the good intentions of the legislature, as we have lately found by a severe instance. For it is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen...bright wit, and profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, /without the least tincture... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 470 pages
...notwithstanding all the good intentions of the legislature, as we have lately found by a severe instance. For it is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen...bright wit, and profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 462 pages
...notwithstanding all the good intentions of the legislature, as we have lately found by a severe instance. For it is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen...bright wit, and profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tinctureof... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1816 - 452 pages
...following example, where the construction of two members connected by a copulative is unnecessarily varied. For it is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen of real hopes, t. right wit, and profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by... | |
 | Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - 1817 - 532 pages
...following example, where the construction of two members connected by a copulative is unnecessarily varied. For it is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen...bright wit, and profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture... | |
 | George Campbell - 1838 - 460 pages
...following example from Swift, which shall serve for the second instance of inaccuracy in the verbs. "It is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen...bright wit, and profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture... | |
 | George Campbell - 1840 - 450 pages
...following example from Swift, which shall serve for the second instance of inaccuracy in the verbs. " It is confidently reported, that two young gentlemen...bright wit, and profound judgment, who, upon a thorough examination of causes and effects, and by the mere force of natural abilities, without the least tincture... | |
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