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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... called The Crifis , fhould be published at a proper time , in order to open the eyes of the na- tion . It was propofed to be printed by fubfcrip- tion , price a fhilling . This was a little out of [ c ] A paper written by the fame ...
... called The Crifis , fhould be published at a proper time , in order to open the eyes of the na- tion . It was propofed to be printed by fubfcrip- tion , price a fhilling . This was a little out of [ c ] A paper written by the fame ...
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... called a difcourfe ; neither do I believe he copied them from the most authentic records , which , as I take it , are lodged in the Tower , but out of fome printed copy . I grant there is nothing material in all this , further than to ...
... called a difcourfe ; neither do I believe he copied them from the most authentic records , which , as I take it , are lodged in the Tower , but out of fome printed copy . I grant there is nothing material in all this , further than to ...
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... called The Englishman , where- of he is allowed to be fole author without any competition ? what does he think of the letter figned by himself , which relates to Molefworth [ e ] , [ e ] The right honourable Robert Molefworth , Efq ...
... called The Englishman , where- of he is allowed to be fole author without any competition ? what does he think of the letter figned by himself , which relates to Molefworth [ e ] , [ e ] The right honourable Robert Molefworth , Efq ...
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... called a civil inftitution .. He spends almoft a quarto page in telling the clergy , that they will be certainly perjured if they bring in the pretender , whom they have abjured ; and و and he wifely reminds them , that they have 14 THE ...
... called a civil inftitution .. He spends almoft a quarto page in telling the clergy , that they will be certainly perjured if they bring in the pretender , whom they have abjured ; and و and he wifely reminds them , that they have 14 THE ...
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... called them to her fervice . Such an accufation against perfons in fo high truft should require , I think , at least one fin- gle overt - act to make it good . If there be no other choice of persons fit to serve the crown with → out ...
... called them to her fervice . Such an accufation against perfons in fo high truft should require , I think , at least one fin- gle overt - act to make it good . If there be no other choice of persons fit to serve the crown with → out ...
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