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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin - Page 356
by Jonathan Swift - 1765
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The Gentleman's and London Magazine: Or Monthly Chronologer, 1741-1794

1741 - 930 pages
...pofieflion of his own opinion in private, without perplexing his neighbour or difturbing the public. Violent zeal for truth hath an hundred to one odds...proceed to an amendment ; till which time particular men Ihould be quiet. To remove opinions fundamental in religion is impofiible, and the attempt wicked,...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin ..., Volume 16

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 334 pages
...his neighbour or diftuvbing the public. Violent zeal for truth hath an hundred to one' odds to bti either petulancy, ambition, or pride. There is a degree...bad as the world is, will proceed to an amendment ; ti!l which time, particular men mould be quiet. Ta To remove opinions fundamental in religion is...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin ..., Volume 17

Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 318 pages
...Um=uerfal PaJ/ion, vii. S0. Youth. Thofe of^tjie highcft quality the worft ' * . ZEAL. Violent 2eal for truth hath an hundred to one odds to be either Petulancy, Ambition, or Pride, xvi. 16. NI S. k ...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 33

1765 - 600 pages
...punijhment, to fay or fwear they believe, and to a& as if they believed : you can go no further. ' Violent zeal for truth, hath an hundred to one odds to be fcither petulancy, ambition, or pride. ' The chriftian religion, in the moft early times, was propofed...
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The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal

Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...intertjl, or punijhment, to &y or fwear they believe, and to ail as if. they believed ; you can go no ' Violent zeal for truth, hath an hundred to one odds, to be cither petulancy, ambition, or pride. *. The chriiti::n religion, in the moft early times, was propofed...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1766 - 388 pages
...poffeffionof his own opinion in private, without perplexing his neigh hour or difturbing the public. Violent zeal for truth hath an hundred to one odds...nations, as bad as the world is, will proceed to an amend* znent; till which time particular men mould be quiet. To remove opinions fundamental in religion...
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The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. In Thirteen ...

Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 414 pages
...private, without perplexing his neighbour, or difturbing the public. Violent zeal for truth hath a hundred to one odds, to be either petulancy, ambition,...proceed to an amendment; till which time, particular men fhould be quiet. •. . To remove opinions fundamental in religion is impoffible, and the attempt wicked,...
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The Works of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 454 pages
...private, without perplexing his neighbour, or difturbing the publick. Violent zeal for truth, has a hundred to one odds, to be either petulancy, ambition,...to an amendment ; till which time, particular men fhould be quiet. . To To remove opinions fundamental in religion, is impoffible, and the attempt wicked,...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin ..., Volume 11

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 444 pages
...pofleffion of his own opinion in private, without perplexing his neighbour, or difturbing the public. Violent zeal for truth, hath an hundred to one odds,...corruption, wherein fome nations, as- bad as the world is, willproceed to an amendment ; till which time particular men fhould be c^uiet. To remove opinions fundamental...
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Sermons. Memoirs of Captain John Creichton.-v.11-15. Letters

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 418 pages
...private, without perplexing his neighbour, or disturbing the publick. Violent zeal for truth, has a hundred to one odds, to be either petulancy, ambition,...or pride. There is a degree of corruption, wherein some nations, as bad as the world is, will proceed to an • See remarks on this treatise, Gent. Mag....
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