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" That the earth very narrowly escaped a brush from the tail of the last comet, which would have infallibly reduced it to ashes; and that the next, which they have calculated for one and thirty years hence, will probably destroy us. "
Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts - Page 278
by Jonathan Swift, John Mitford - 1856 - 419 pages
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Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World: In Four Parts..

Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 386 pages
...of Time be abforbed or fwallowed up : That the Face of the Sun will, by degrees, be encruftect with its own .Effluvia, and give no more Light to the World : That the Earth very narrowly efcaped a Brufh from the Tail of the laft Comet, which would have infallibly reduced it to Aflics ;...
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Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World: In Four Parts. By Lemuel ...

Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...Courfe of Time, beabforbed, or fwallowed up. That the Face of the Sun will by Degrees be encrufted with its own Effluvia, and give no more Light to the World. That the Earth very narrowly efcaped a Brufh from the Tail of the laft Comet, which would have infallibly reduced it to Ames ; and...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...be abforbed or fwallowed up. That, the Face of the Sun will by Degrees bj encrufted errcrufted with its own Effluvia, and give no more Light to the World. That, the Earth very narrowly efcaped a Brufh from the Tail of the lalt Comet, which would have infallibly reduced it to Alhes •,...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...courfe of time be abforbed, or fwallowed up. That the face of the fan will by degries be encrufted with its own effluvia, and give no more light to the world. That the earth very narrowly efcaped a brufh from the tail of the lall cornet, which would have infallibly reduced it to athes ;...
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The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc ..., Volume 4

Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 pages
...courfe of time be abforbed or fwallowed up. That the face of the fun wilT by degrees be encrufted with its own effluvia, and give no more light to the world. That the earth very narrowly efcaped a brufli from the tail of thelift comet, which would have infallibly reduced it to afhes ;...
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The Connoisseur, Volume 4

Bonnell Thornton, George Colman - 1767 - 310 pages
...be abforbed, or '' fwallowed up. That the face of the fun will " by degrees be encrufted with it's own effluvia, " and give no more light to the world. That " the earth very narrowly efcaped a brufh from *' the laft comet, which would have infallibly '' reduced it to afhes ; and that...
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The Connoisseur. By Mr. Town, Critic and Censor-general. ...

Mr. Town - 1767 - 296 pages
...be abforbed, or « fwallowed up. That the face of the fun will " by degrees be encrufted with it's own effluvia, " and give no more light to the world. That «« the earth very narrowly efcaped a brufli from «' the laft comet, which would have infallibly " reduced it to aib.es ; and...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...eourfe of time be abforbed, or fwallowed up. That the face of the fun will by degrees be encruft«d with its own effluvia, and give no more light to the world. That the earth very narrowly efc.iped a brufh from the tail of the laft comet, which would have infallibly reduced it to afhes ;...
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The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. In Thirteen ...

Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 pages
...towards it, muft be abforbed or fwallowed up. That the face of the fun will by degrees be incrufted with its own effluvia, and give no more light to the world. That the earth very narrowly efeaped a brufh from the tail of the laft comet, which would have infallibly reduced it to afhes ;...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 6

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 pages
...of time, be absorbed, or swallowed up. That the face of the sun, will, by degrees, be encrusted with its own effluvia, and give no more light to the world....and that the next, which they have calculated for one and thirty years hence, will probably destroy us. For, if in its perihelion, it should approach...
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