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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... able to read , and can fpare a fhilling , fhall be a fub- fcriber ; several thousands of each production shall be fent among their friends through the kingdom ; the work fhall be reported admirable , fublime , un- anfwerable ; fhall ...
... able to read , and can fpare a fhilling , fhall be a fub- fcriber ; several thousands of each production shall be fent among their friends through the kingdom ; the work fhall be reported admirable , fublime , un- anfwerable ; fhall ...
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... able to walk without leading - strings , or swim without bladders , without being discovered by his hobbling and his finking ? hath he adhered to his character in his paper called The Englishman , where- of he is allowed to be fole ...
... able to walk without leading - strings , or swim without bladders , without being discovered by his hobbling and his finking ? hath he adhered to his character in his paper called The Englishman , where- of he is allowed to be fole ...
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... able to guess whence it , comes , and who are their protectors . The defign of their destruction indeed may have been projected in the dark ; but when all was ripe , their enemies proceeded to so many overt - acts in the face of the ...
... able to guess whence it , comes , and who are their protectors . The defign of their destruction indeed may have been projected in the dark ; but when all was ripe , their enemies proceeded to so many overt - acts in the face of the ...
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... able to fpell the title of a pamphlet , fhall talk of the conftitution with as much plaufibility as this very folemn writer ; and , with as good a grace , blame the clergy for meddling with politicks , which they do no un- derstand . I ...
... able to fpell the title of a pamphlet , fhall talk of the conftitution with as much plaufibility as this very folemn writer ; and , with as good a grace , blame the clergy for meddling with politicks , which they do no un- derstand . I ...
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... au- thor's character ) where he tells us , that noife and wrath will not always pass for zeal . What other inftances of zeal hath this gentleman , or the rest of of his party , been able to produce ? If 20 THE PUBLIC SPIRIT.
... au- thor's character ) where he tells us , that noife and wrath will not always pass for zeal . What other inftances of zeal hath this gentleman , or the rest of of his party , been able to produce ? If 20 THE PUBLIC SPIRIT.
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