The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, DublinC. Bathurst, J. Rivington, W. Strahan, B. Collins, J. Hinton, J. Dodsley, L. Davis and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, and W. Bowyer, 1766 |
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Page 93
... state of innocence ; while his own was either wholly rent to his fhirt ; or those places ... which had escaped his cruel clutches , were still in Pe- ter's livery : fo that he looked like a drunken beau , half rifled by bullies ; or ...
... state of innocence ; while his own was either wholly rent to his fhirt ; or those places ... which had escaped his cruel clutches , were still in Pe- ter's livery : fo that he looked like a drunken beau , half rifled by bullies ; or ...
Page 114
... state of being a fool among knaves . But to return to madness : It is certain , that , accord- ing to the fyftem I have above deduced , every Species thereof proceeds from a redundancy of vapours ; there fore , fore , as fome kinds of ...
... state of being a fool among knaves . But to return to madness : It is certain , that , accord- ing to the fyftem I have above deduced , every Species thereof proceeds from a redundancy of vapours ; there fore , fore , as fome kinds of ...
Page 116
... state , + **** civil and military ; proceeding in fuch methods as I fhall here humbly propofe . And I hope the gentle reader will give fome allowance to my great folicitudes in this important affair , upon account of the high efteem I ...
... state , + **** civil and military ; proceeding in fuch methods as I fhall here humbly propofe . And I hope the gentle reader will give fome allowance to my great folicitudes in this important affair , upon account of the high efteem I ...
Page 130
... state coffee - house . He was a person that feared no colours † , but mortally hated all ; and upon that account bore a cruel aversion : against painters ; infomuch , that in his paroxyfms , as he walked the streets , he would have his ...
... state coffee - house . He was a person that feared no colours † , but mortally hated all ; and upon that account bore a cruel aversion : against painters ; infomuch , that in his paroxyfms , as he walked the streets , he would have his ...
Page 142
... state ; and to a fhrivelled beau within the pent house of a full - bottomed periwig . Thefe fimiles carry the true ftamp of ridicule . But rancour must be very pre valent in the heart of an author , who could overlook the merits of ...
... state ; and to a fhrivelled beau within the pent house of a full - bottomed periwig . Thefe fimiles carry the true ftamp of ridicule . But rancour must be very pre valent in the heart of an author , who could overlook the merits of ...
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