The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin: Including the Whole of His Posthumous Pieces, Letters, &c, Volume 9C. Elliot, 1766 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 79
Page 29
... state , who must be supposed to hold a conftant correspondence at the court of Bar le Duc , as the late earl of Godolphin did with that at St. Germains : and , to avoid tediousness , Mr. Bromley [ m ] and the reft are employed in their ...
... state , who must be supposed to hold a conftant correspondence at the court of Bar le Duc , as the late earl of Godolphin did with that at St. Germains : and , to avoid tediousness , Mr. Bromley [ m ] and the reft are employed in their ...
Page 36
... states : and how hard it is , that Britain should be debarred the privi- lege of eftablishing its own fecurity by relinquishing only thofe branches of the royal line , which threaten it with de- ftruction ; whilst other nations never ...
... states : and how hard it is , that Britain should be debarred the privi- lege of eftablishing its own fecurity by relinquishing only thofe branches of the royal line , which threaten it with de- ftruction ; whilst other nations never ...
Page 44
... states pressed him in vain to engage the enemy ; and one of them was fo far difcontented upon his grace's refufal , that he presently became a partizan of the peace ; yet I do not remember any clamour then raised here against the duke ...
... states pressed him in vain to engage the enemy ; and one of them was fo far difcontented upon his grace's refufal , that he presently became a partizan of the peace ; yet I do not remember any clamour then raised here against the duke ...
Page 47
... state , did not happen until the other day . Who gave him thofe juft fufpicions , that the mole and harbour will never be deftroyed ? what is it he would now infinuate ? that the miniftry is bribed to leave the most important part of ...
... state , did not happen until the other day . Who gave him thofe juft fufpicions , that the mole and harbour will never be deftroyed ? what is it he would now infinuate ? that the miniftry is bribed to leave the most important part of ...
Page 73
... States , they fay very truly , that they are nearest and most exposed to the fire ; that they are blocked up on all fides ... state ; fuch as , the French refufing to grant the tariff promised by the treaty of Ryfwick ; [ a ] Earl of ...
... States , they fay very truly , that they are nearest and most exposed to the fire ; that they are blocked up on all fides ... state ; fuch as , the French refufing to grant the tariff promised by the treaty of Ryfwick ; [ a ] Earl of ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acts of parliament affiftance againſt alliance allies anſwer barrier Barrier treaty becauſe befides biſhops Britain cafe catholicks cauſe church clergy confcience confequences confiderable Crifis crown defign defire diffenters duke duke of Anjou Dutch Emperor enemy England eſtabliſhed faid fame fecond fectaries fecurity fent feveral fhall fhew fhould fide fince firft firſt Flanders fome foon France ftate fubjects fucceffion fuch fuffered fufficient fuppofe Gallican church garrifons Guelder hath himſelf Holland houſe intereft king Charles king of Spain kingdom laft land laſt leaft leaſt liberty likewife lord lordſhip majefty minifters moft moſt muft muſt neceffary neceffity never obferved occafion pafs papifts parliament peace perfons pleaſe poffeffion poffefs poffible popery prefbyterians prefent pretender prince propofed proteftant publiſhed QUEEN raiſe reaſon reft religion ſaid ſeveral ſhall ſome Spanish Netherlands ſtate States-general ſuch teft thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tithes towns treaty troops uſe whigs whofe
Popular passages
Page 294 - Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Page 34 - I imagine a person of quality prevailed on to marry a woman much his inferior, and without a groat to her fortune, and her friends arguing she was as good as her husband, because she brought him as numerous a family of relations and servants as she found in his house.
Page 136 - It will no doubt be a mighty comfort to our grand-children, when they see a few rags hung up in Westminster Hall which cost a hundred millions, whereof they are paying the arrears, to boast as beggars do that their grandfathers were rich and great.