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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... King , Parker [ g ] , and fome others , feemed to deliver a different doctrine . Nay , this very dedication ... king George I. [ b ] Doctor Benjamin Hoadley , created bishop of Banger by king George I. in 1715 , tranflated to Hereford in ...
... King , Parker [ g ] , and fome others , feemed to deliver a different doctrine . Nay , this very dedication ... king George I. [ b ] Doctor Benjamin Hoadley , created bishop of Banger by king George I. in 1715 , tranflated to Hereford in ...
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... king James the firft , and the late king William . I have read indeed , that some small overtures were made , by the former of these princes , towards an Union between the two king- doms , but rejected with indignation and contempt by ...
... king James the firft , and the late king William . I have read indeed , that some small overtures were made , by the former of these princes , towards an Union between the two king- doms , but rejected with indignation and contempt by ...
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... king of France , Philip V. ( by the counfels and acknowledgements of the whigs ) is king of Spain , and fo on . If by power he means money ; the duke of Marlborough is thought to have more ready money than all the kings of Christendom ...
... king of France , Philip V. ( by the counfels and acknowledgements of the whigs ) is king of Spain , and fo on . If by power he means money ; the duke of Marlborough is thought to have more ready money than all the kings of Christendom ...
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... king out to us too ? If the powerful hand he means be that of France , it may reach out as many kings as it pleaseth ; but we will not accept them . Whence does this man get his intelligence ? I fhould think , even his brother Ridpath ...
... king out to us too ? If the powerful hand he means be that of France , it may reach out as many kings as it pleaseth ; but we will not accept them . Whence does this man get his intelligence ? I fhould think , even his brother Ridpath ...
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... king of France before the pretendership to 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 ...
... king of France before the pretendership to 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 ...
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