The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Band 3J. Johnson, J. Nichols, R. Baldwin, Otridge and Son, J. Sewell, F. and C. Rivington, T. Payne, R. Faulder, G. and J. Robinson, R. Lea, J. Nunn, W. Cuthell, T. Egerton, ... [and 12 others], 1801 |
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... perhaps be worth inquiring , from what beginnings , and by what fteps , we have been brought into this desperate condition and in search of this , we must run up as high as the Revolution . Most of the nobility and gentry , who invited ...
... perhaps be worth inquiring , from what beginnings , and by what fteps , we have been brought into this desperate condition and in search of this , we must run up as high as the Revolution . Most of the nobility and gentry , who invited ...
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... perhaps , were as well qualified , and much less prejudiced , to judge for themselves . It was this reason , that moved me to take the matter out of those rough , as well as those dirty hands ; to let the remote and uninstructed part of ...
... perhaps , were as well qualified , and much less prejudiced , to judge for themselves . It was this reason , that moved me to take the matter out of those rough , as well as those dirty hands ; to let the remote and uninstructed part of ...
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... perhaps return their acknowledg- ments , as , out of their zeal for frequent revolutions , they were ready to do to his supposed father ; which is a piece of secret history , that I hope will one day see the light ; and I am sure it ...
... perhaps return their acknowledg- ments , as , out of their zeal for frequent revolutions , they were ready to do to his supposed father ; which is a piece of secret history , that I hope will one day see the light ; and I am sure it ...
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... perhaps they scare us with the Pretender , because they think he may be like some diseases , that come with a fright . Do they not believe , that the queen's present ministry love her majesty , at least as well as some loved the church ...
... perhaps they scare us with the Pretender , because they think he may be like some diseases , that come with a fright . Do they not believe , that the queen's present ministry love her majesty , at least as well as some loved the church ...
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... perhaps be ascribed to his wisdom , or perhaps to his complexion . The posses- sion of some one quality , or defect in some other , will extremely damp the people's favour , as well as the love of the soldiers . Besides , this is not an ...
... perhaps be ascribed to his wisdom , or perhaps to his complexion . The posses- sion of some one quality , or defect in some other , will extremely damp the people's favour , as well as the love of the soldiers . Besides , this is not an ...
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Seite 406 - An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject...
Seite 156 - ... service, which had drawn upon him the hatred of all the abettors of popery and faction.
Seite 19 - I have spoken of above, are like a couple of makebates, who inflame small quarrels by a thousand stories, and by keeping friends at a distance, hinder them from coming to a good understanding ; as they certainly would; if they were suffered to meet and debate between themselves...
Seite 69 - And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
Seite 249 - ; who although he must yield to the " Flying Post " in knowledge of the world, and skill in politics, and to Mr. Dunton in keenness of satire, and variety of reading, hath yet other qualities enough to denominate him a writer of a superior class to either, provided he would a little regard the propriety and disposition of his words, consult the grammatical part, and get some information in the subject he intends to handle.
Seite 35 - I have therefore since thought of another expedient, frequently practised with great safety and success by satirical writers ; which is, that of looking into history for some character bearing a resemblance to the person we would describe ; and with the absolute power of altering, adding or suppressing what circumstances we please, I conceive we must have very bad luck or very little skill, to fail.
Seite 11 - But although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation, by the continual improvements that have been made upon him.
Seite 385 - SOME REMARKS ON THE BARRIER TREATY BETWEEN HER MAJESTY AND THE STATES-GENERAL; TO WHICH ARE ADDED, THE SAID BARRIER TREATY, WITH THE TWO SEPARATE ARTICLES; PART OF THE COUNTER-PROJECT; THE SENTIMENTS OF PRINCE EUGENE AND COUNT ZINZENDORF UPON THE SAID TREATY ; AND A REPRESENTATION OF THE ENGLISH MERCHANTS AT BRUGES.
Seite 275 - I could point out some with great titles, who affected to appear very vigorous for dissolving the union, although their whole revenues, before that period, would have ill maintained a Welch justice of peace ; and have since gathered more money, than ever any Scotchman, who had not travelled, could form an idea of.
Seite 15 - Christ, because he hath often fairly given public notice to the world that he believes in neither. Some people may think, that such an accomplishment as this can be of no great use to the owner, or his party, after it has been often practised, and is become notorious ; but they are widely mistaken. Few lies carry the inventor's mark, and the most prostitute enemy to truth may spread a thousand, without being known for the author : besides, as the vilest writer...