The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin: Including the Whole of His Posthumous Pieces, Letters, &c, Volumen1C. Elliot, 1784 |
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... England , vifited his old friend often at Sheen , and took his advice in affairs of the greateft confequence . But Sir William Temple , weary of living fo near London , and refolving to retire to a more private fcene , bought an estate ...
... England , vifited his old friend often at Sheen , and took his advice in affairs of the greateft confequence . But Sir William Temple , weary of living fo near London , and refolving to retire to a more private fcene , bought an estate ...
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... England , refigned his living in favour of a friend , B 2 That is , for the space of about five years and a half , from 1688 to 1694 . † An answer extremely polite , and feemingly adorned with gratitude ; but at the fame time extremely ...
... England , refigned his living in favour of a friend , B 2 That is , for the space of about five years and a half , from 1688 to 1694 . † An answer extremely polite , and feemingly adorned with gratitude ; but at the fame time extremely ...
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... England , immediately after his marriage . [ Sketch , $ 19. ] In This lady was greatly beloved and efteemed by all the fa- mily of the Swifts . Her converfation was extremely polite , chearful , and agreeable . She was of a generous and ...
... England , immediately after his marriage . [ Sketch , $ 19. ] In This lady was greatly beloved and efteemed by all the fa- mily of the Swifts . Her converfation was extremely polite , chearful , and agreeable . She was of a generous and ...
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... England when a child , and brought over to Ireland in a band - box . Mr Pope alfo , in one of his letters to him , mentions England as his native country . But whatever the motives were that prevailed on Dr Swift to speak in this manner ...
... England when a child , and brought over to Ireland in a band - box . Mr Pope alfo , in one of his letters to him , mentions England as his native country . But whatever the motives were that prevailed on Dr Swift to speak in this manner ...
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... England to Ireland , was out of all poffibility of a perfonal correfpondence with Sir William Temple , till fome years after her fon's birth ; who , as before observed , was born in 1667. [ O. let . 1. ] At about the age of fix years ...
... England to Ireland , was out of all poffibility of a perfonal correfpondence with Sir William Temple , till fome years after her fon's birth ; who , as before observed , was born in 1667. [ O. let . 1. ] At about the age of fix years ...
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Página 351 - These never examine farther than the colour, the shape, the size, and whatever other qualities dwell, or are drawn by art upon the outward of bodies ; and then comes reason officiously with tools for cutting, and opening, and mangling, and piercing, offering to demonstrate that they are not of the same consistence quite through.
Página 408 - You boast, indeed, of being obliged to no other creature, but of drawing and spinning out all from yourself ; that is to say, if we may judge of the liquor in the vessel by what issues out, you possess a good plentiful store of dirt and poison in your breast...
Página 234 - Tis but a ball bandied to and fro, and every man carries a racket about him, to strike it from himself, among the rest of the company.
Página 260 - It is true, indeed, that these animals, which are vulgarly called suits of clothes, or dresses, do, according to certain compositions, receive different appellations. If one of them be trimmed up with a gold chain, and a red gown, and a white rod, and a great horse, it is called a...
Página 259 - These postulata being admitted, it will follow in due course of reasoning that those beings, which the world calls improperly suits of clothes, are in reality the most refined species of animals ; or, to proceed higher, that they are rational creatures, or men.
Página 336 - ... of what is most perfect, finished, and exalted; till having soared out of his own reach and sight, not well perceiving how near the frontiers of height and depth border upon each other...
Página 32 - Kensington with the whole account of the matter in writing to convince the King and the Earl how ill they were informed. He told the Earl, to whom he was referred by his majesty (and gave it in writing), that the ruin of King Charles the First was not owing to his passing the triennial bill, which did not hinder him from dissolving any parliament, but to the passing of...
Página 258 - Look on this globe of earth, you will find it to be a very complete and fashionable dress. What is that which some call land but a fine coat faced with green ? or the sea, but a waistcoat of water-tabby...
Página 259 - To conclude from all, what is man himself but a micro-coat, or rather a complete suit of clothes with all its trimmings? As to his body there can be no dispute; but examine even the acquirements of his mind, you will find them all contribute in their order towards furnishing out an exact dress: to instance no more; is not religion a cloak, honesty a pair of shoes worn out in the dirt...
Página 408 - So that, in short, the question comes all to this ; whether is the nobler being of the two, that which, by a lazy contemplation of four inches round, by an overweening pride...