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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... force of oratory was great among the people , made ufe of a fimile , which Mr. Steele turns into a fact after such a manner , as if he had seen it an hundred times ; and builds upon it a system of the origin of govern- When the vulgar ...
... force of oratory was great among the people , made ufe of a fimile , which Mr. Steele turns into a fact after such a manner , as if he had seen it an hundred times ; and builds upon it a system of the origin of govern- When the vulgar ...
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... force and validity to limit and bind the crown , and the defcent , limita- tion , inheritance , and government thereof . This act being fubfequent to the fettlement of the crown confirmed at the Union , it is probable some friend of the ...
... force and validity to limit and bind the crown , and the defcent , limita- tion , inheritance , and government thereof . This act being fubfequent to the fettlement of the crown confirmed at the Union , it is probable some friend of the ...
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... forces upon that expedition . When Barcelona was taken by a most unexpected accident of a bomb lighting on the magazine , then indeed the Catalonians revolted , having before fub- mitted and fworn allegiance to Philip , as much as any ...
... forces upon that expedition . When Barcelona was taken by a most unexpected accident of a bomb lighting on the magazine , then indeed the Catalonians revolted , having before fub- mitted and fworn allegiance to Philip , as much as any ...
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... force the preten- der from his afylum at Bar - le - Duc . Laftly , that his electoral highness of Hanover would be fo grate- ful to fignify to all the world the perfect good under- fanding he hath with the court of England , in as plain ...
... force the preten- der from his afylum at Bar - le - Duc . Laftly , that his electoral highness of Hanover would be fo grate- ful to fignify to all the world the perfect good under- fanding he hath with the court of England , in as plain ...
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... force to be exerted ; and the difpute is foon determined , either in fafety or utter deftruc- tion . But in the other four , I believe , it will be found , that no monarch or commonwealth did [ y ] This was written preparatory to the ...
... force to be exerted ; and the difpute is foon determined , either in fafety or utter deftruc- tion . But in the other four , I believe , it will be found , that no monarch or commonwealth did [ y ] This was written preparatory to the ...
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