The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 - 2984 pages |
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Page lxxx
... common faying of his , at the time of his parting in the eve- ning with an intimate friend , that used to visit him twice or thrice a - week , " Well ; God bless you ; good night to you ; but I hope " I fhall never fee you again . ' In ...
... common faying of his , at the time of his parting in the eve- ning with an intimate friend , that used to visit him twice or thrice a - week , " Well ; God bless you ; good night to you ; but I hope " I fhall never fee you again . ' In ...
Page xcv
... common among pretenders to wit , to af- fect great contempt for every kind of regularity ; to live , or pretend to live , in a state of continual diffipa- tion , without regard to the return of those feafons , which have been generally ...
... common among pretenders to wit , to af- fect great contempt for every kind of regularity ; to live , or pretend to live , in a state of continual diffipa- tion , without regard to the return of those feafons , which have been generally ...
Page ci
... Common vices and foibles of human - kind he lashed with great feverity , in order to reftrain their in- fluence , and , if it were poffible , to hinder the conta gion from fpreading in the community ; yet ftill with- out making examples ...
... Common vices and foibles of human - kind he lashed with great feverity , in order to reftrain their in- fluence , and , if it were poffible , to hinder the conta gion from fpreading in the community ; yet ftill with- out making examples ...
Page cxxiii
... common an- fwerers to books which are allowed to have any merit . They are indeed like annuals that grow about a young tree , and feem to vie with it for a fummer , but fall and die with the leaves in autumn , and are never heard of any ...
... common an- fwerers to books which are allowed to have any merit . They are indeed like annuals that grow about a young tree , and feem to vie with it for a fummer , but fall and die with the leaves in autumn , and are never heard of any ...
Page cxxiii
... common hands , nor to be hoped for above once or twice in an age . Men would be more cautious of lofing their time in fuch an undertaking , if they did but confider , that to answer a book effectually , requires more pains and skill ...
... common hands , nor to be hoped for above once or twice in an age . Men would be more cautious of lofing their time in fuch an undertaking , if they did but confider , that to answer a book effectually , requires more pains and skill ...
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