A voyage to LilliputBenj. Motte, 1726 - 199 pages |
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... Imperial Majesty fpoke often to me , and I returned An- fwers , but neither of us could understand a Syllable . There were feveral of his Priests and Lawyers prefent ( as I con- jectured by their Habits ) who were com- manded to addrefs ...
... Imperial Majesty fpoke often to me , and I returned An- fwers , but neither of us could understand a Syllable . There were feveral of his Priests and Lawyers prefent ( as I con- jectured by their Habits ) who were com- manded to addrefs ...
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... Imperial Majefty had not provided by feveral Proclamations and Orders of State against this Incon- veniency . He directed that thofe , who had already beheld me , fhould return Home , and not prefume to come within fifty Yards of my ...
... Imperial Majefty had not provided by feveral Proclamations and Orders of State against this Incon- veniency . He directed that thofe , who had already beheld me , fhould return Home , and not prefume to come within fifty Yards of my ...
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... Imperial Commiffion was iffued out , obliging all the Villages nine hundred Yards round the City , to deliver in every Morning fix Beeves , forty Sheep , and other Victuals for my Suftenance ; to- gether with a proportionable Quantity ...
... Imperial Commiffion was iffued out , obliging all the Villages nine hundred Yards round the City , to deliver in every Morning fix Beeves , forty Sheep , and other Victuals for my Suftenance ; to- gether with a proportionable Quantity ...
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... Imperial Palace into the Air . I likewife delivered up my Watch , which the Emperor was very curious to fee , and commanded two of his tallest Yeomen of the Guards to bear it on a Pole upon their fhoulders , as Dray - Men in England do ...
... Imperial Palace into the Air . I likewife delivered up my Watch , which the Emperor was very curious to fee , and commanded two of his tallest Yeomen of the Guards to bear it on a Pole upon their fhoulders , as Dray - Men in England do ...
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... Imperial Majefty to give Or- ders it might be brought to me as foon as poffible , defcribing to him the Use and the Nature of it : And the next Day the Waggoners arrived with it , but not in a very good condition ; they had bored two ...
... Imperial Majefty to give Or- ders it might be brought to me as foon as poffible , defcribing to him the Use and the Nature of it : And the next Day the Waggoners arrived with it , but not in a very good condition ; they had bored two ...
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Page 129 - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
Page 101 - Their notions relating to the duties of parents and children differ extremely from ours. For, since the conjunction of male and female is founded upon the great law of nature, in order to propagate and continue the species, the Lilliputians will needs have it, that men and women are joined together...
Page 9 - I discovered the methods they had taken to bind me, and at the same time with a violent pull, which gave me...
Page 42 - Having thus, in obedience to your Majesty's commands, diligently searched all his pockets, we observed a girdle about his waist made of the hide of some prodigious animal; from which, on the left side, hung a sword of the length of five men, and on the right, a bag or pouch divided into two cells, each cell capable of holding three of your Majesty's subjects.
Page 112 - I am here obliged to vindicate the reputation of an excellent lady, who was an innocent sufferer upon my account. The treasurer took a fancy to be jealous of his wife, from the malice of some evil tongues, who informed him that her grace had taken a violent affection for my person ; and the court scandal ran for some time that she once came privately to my lodging.
Page 7 - I got to the shore, which I conjectured was about eight o'clock in the evening. I then advanced forward near half a mile, but could not discover any sign of houses or inhabitants; at least I was in so weak a condition that I did not observe them. I was extremely tired, and with that, and the heat of the weather...
Page vii - ... and party. This volume would have been at least twice as large, if I had not made bold to strike out innumerable passages relating to the winds and tides, as well as to the variations and bearings in the several voyages...
Page 11 - He appeared to be of a middle age, and taller than any of the other three who attended him ; whereof one was a page, that held up his train, and seemed to be somewhat longer than my middle finger ; the other two stood one on each side to support him. He acted every part of an orator ; and I could observe many periods of threatenings, and others of promises, pity, and kindness.
Page 23 - I believe there could not be fewer than ten thousand, at several times, who mounted my body by the help of ladders. But a proclamation was soon issued to forbid it, upon pain of death. When the workmen found it was impossible for me to break loose...
Page 10 - In this terrible agitation of mind, I could not forbear thinking of Lilliput, whose inhabitants looked upon me as the greatest prodigy that ever appeared in the world ; where I was able to draw an imperial fleet in my hand, and perform those other actions which will be recorded...