 This diversion is only practised by those persons who are candidates for great employments and high favour at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of noble birth or liberal education. When a great office is vacant,...  Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr. Arbuthnot - Page 88by John Arbuthnot - 1770Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...with the*Reader's Patience, to enlarge a little. . • ••- . J . THIS Diverfion is. only pra&ifed by thofe Perfons who are Candidates for great Employments,...Art from their Youth, and are not always of noble Birtn, or liberal Education. When a great Office is vacant either by Death or Difgrace (which often... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...defire Liberty, with the Reader's Patience, to enlarge a little. • This Diverfion is only practifed by thofe Perfons who are Candidates for great Employments,...Education. When a great Office is vacant either by Death or Difgrace (which often happens) five or fix of thofe Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...(hall defire Liberty, with the Reader's Patience, to enlarge a little. THIS Diverfion is only practifed by thofe Perfons who are Candidates for great Employments,...When a great Office is vacant, either by Death or Difgrace, (which often happens) five or fix of thofe Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his... | |
 | John Arbuthnot - 1751 - 268 pages
...thofe Perfons, who arc Candidates for great Employments, and high Favour at Court. They are train'd in this Art from their Youth, and are not always of...When a great Office is vacant, either by Death or Difgrace, (which often happens) Five •or Six Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his Majefty... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...to enlarge a little. THIS diverfion is only praftifed by thofe perfons, whoare candidates for gieat employments, and high favour at court. They are trained...education. When a great office is vacant either by death or diigrac& (which often happens) five or fix of thofe candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 pages
...defire liberty, with the reader's patience, , to enlarge a little. This diverfion is only practifeJ by thofe perfons, who ' are candidates for great employments,...trained in this art from their youth, and are not always ot noble birth, or liberal education. When a great office is vacant either by death or difgrace (which... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...defire liberty, with the reader's patience, to enlarge a little. This This diverfion is only practifed by thofe perfons, who are candidates for great employments,...education. When a great office is vacant either by death or difgrace (which often happens) five or fix of thofe candidates petition the emperor to entertain his... | |
 | 1795 - 432 pages
...with the reader's patience, to enlarge a little. , This diversion is only practised by those persons, who are candidates for great employments, and high favour at court. They are trained in {his art from their youth, and are not always of liberal birth or noble education. When a great office... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...Iball Jefire liberty, with the reader's patience, to enlarge a little. This diverlion is only praclifed by thofe perfons, who are candidates for great employments,...education. When a great office is vacant either by death or difgrace (which often happens) five or fix ofthofe candidates petition the emperor to entertain his... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...(hall delire liberty, with the reader's patience, to enlarge a little. This divertion is only praclifed by thofe perfons, who are candidates for great employments,...in this art from their youth, and are not always of ncHc birth, or liberal education. When a grest office is vrcint either by death or difgrace (which... | |
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