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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ... - Page 146
by Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 2984 pages
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Prose Writings of Swift

Jonathan Swift - 1886 - 402 pages
...to the first magnitude by the destruction of infinite numbers of flies, whose spoils lay scattered before the gates of his palace, like human bones before the cave of some giant. The avenues to his castle were guarded with turnpikes and palisadoes, all after the modern...
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The Battle of the Books, and Other Short Pieces

Jonathan Swift - 1886 - 222 pages
...to \ the first magnitude by the destruction of infinite numbers of flies, whose spoils lay scattered before the gates of his palace, like human bones before the cave of some giant. The avenues to his castle were guarded with turnpikes and palisadoes, all after the modern...
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Treasures from the Prose World: With Biographical Sketches

Frank McAlpine - 1886 - 456 pages
...to the first magnitude by the destruction of infinite numbers of flies, whose spoils lay scattered before the gates of his palace, like human bones before the cave of some giant. The avenues to his castle were guarded with turnpikes and palisadoes. After you had passed...
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English Prose: From Maundevile to Thackeray

Arthur Howard Galton - 1888 - 368 pages
...to the first magnitude by the destruction of infinite numbers of flies, whose spoils lay scattered before the gates of his palace, like human bones before the cave of some giant. The avenues to his castle were guarded with turnpikes and palisadoes, all after the modern...
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The Tale of a Tub and Other Works

Jonathan Swift - 1889 - 460 pages
...to the first magnitude by the destruction of infinite numbers of flies, whose spoils lay scattered before the gates of his palace like human bones before the cave of some giant. The avenues to his castle were guarded with turnpikes and palisades, all after the modern...
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Selections in English Prose from Elizabeth to Victoria (1580-1880).

James Mercer Garnett - 1890 - 730 pages
...to the first magnitude by the destruction of infinite numbers of flies, whose spoils lay scattered before the gates of his palace, like human bones before the cave of some giant. The avenues to his castle were guarded with turnpikes4 and palisadoes, all after the modern...
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Swift: Selections from His Works, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1892 - 500 pages
...to the first magnitude by the destruction of infinite numbers of flies, whose spoils lay scattered before the gates of his palace, like human bones before the cave of some giant. The avenues to his castle were guarded with turnpikes and palisadoes, all after the 15...
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English Prose: Selections : with Critical Introductions by Various ..., Volume 3

Sir Henry Craik - 1894 - 648 pages
...to the first magnitude by the destruction of infinite numbers of flies, whose spoils lay scattered before the gates of his palace, like human bones before the cave of some giant. The avenues to his castle were guarded with turnpikes and palisadoes, all after the modern...
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English Prose: Selections, Volume 3

Sir Henry Craik - 1894 - 648 pages
...to the first magnitude by the destruction of infinite numbers of flies, whose spoils lay scattered before the gates of his palace, like human bones before the cave of some giant. The avenues to his castle were guarded with turnpikes and palisadoes, all after the modern...
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English Prose: Selections, Volume 3

Sir Henry Craik - 1894 - 674 pages
...to the first magnitude by the destruction of infinite numbers of flies, whose spoils lay scattered before the gates of his palace, like human bones before the cave of some giant. The avenues to his castle were guarded with turnpikes and palisadoes, all after the modern...
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