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 |
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Page 36
... 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 fcruple , upon lefs occa- fions , to ...
... 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 fcruple , upon lefs occa- fions , to ...
Page 37
... Britain fhould be de- barred this privilege , what could be the crime of putting fuch a case , that in future ages a neceffity might happen of limiting the fucceffion , as well as it hath happened already ? When Mr. Steele reflects upon ...
... Britain fhould be de- barred this privilege , what could be the crime of putting fuch a case , that in future ages a neceffity might happen of limiting the fucceffion , as well as it hath happened already ? When Mr. Steele reflects upon ...
Page 39
... Britain ; fo , in effect , was Sar- dinia . France indeed once reached out a king to Poland , but the people would not receive him . This queftion of Mr. Steele's was therefore only put in terrorem without any regard to truth ...
... Britain ; fo , in effect , was Sar- dinia . France indeed once reached out a king to Poland , but the people would not receive him . This queftion of Mr. Steele's was therefore only put in terrorem without any regard to truth ...
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... Britain falls to his fhare ; for , I doubt , he will never be perfuaded to remove out of his own kingdom , only because it is too near England . But the duke of Savoy did , fome years ago , put in his claim to the crown of England , in ...
... Britain falls to his fhare ; for , I doubt , he will never be perfuaded to remove out of his own kingdom , only because it is too near England . But the duke of Savoy did , fome years ago , put in his claim to the crown of England , in ...
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... Britain in particular . After enumerating the great actions of the con- federate armies under the command of prince Eu- gene and the duke of Marlborough , Mr. Steele ob- ferves , in the bitterness of his foul , that the Bri- tish ...
... Britain in particular . After enumerating the great actions of the con- federate armies under the command of prince Eu- gene and the duke of Marlborough , Mr. Steele ob- ferves , in the bitterness of his foul , that the Bri- tish ...
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