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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... most confi- derable [ p ] perfon of the adverfe party , and a great promoter of the Union , he frankly owned to me , that this neceffity , brought upon us by the wrong management of the earl of Godolphin , was the only cause of the ...
... most confi- derable [ p ] perfon of the adverfe party , and a great promoter of the Union , he frankly owned to me , that this neceffity , brought upon us by the wrong management of the earl of Godolphin , was the only cause of the ...
Page 47
... most important part of the work undone ; or that the pretender is to invade us from thence ; or that the QUEEN hath entered into a con- fpiracy with her fervants to prevent the good effects of the peace for no other end , but to lofe ...
... most important part of the work undone ; or that the pretender is to invade us from thence ; or that the QUEEN hath entered into a con- fpiracy with her fervants to prevent the good effects of the peace for no other end , but to lofe ...
Page 48
... most Christian king to be a much better friend of her majefty's than Mr. Steele , or any of his faction . Befides , it is to be confidered , that he is a monarch and a relation ; and therefore , if I were a privy counsellor , and my ...
... most Christian king to be a much better friend of her majefty's than Mr. Steele , or any of his faction . Befides , it is to be confidered , that he is a monarch and a relation ; and therefore , if I were a privy counsellor , and my ...
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... 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 other province in Spain . Upon the peace be- tween that crown ...
... 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 other province in Spain . Upon the peace be- tween that crown ...
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... most chriftian king was obliged to fecond her ; for his catholic majesty in- tended no more than to retrench those privileges , under the pretext of which they now rebel , as they had formerly done in favour of France . How dreadful ...
... most chriftian king was obliged to fecond her ; for his catholic majesty in- tended no more than to retrench those privileges , under the pretext of which they now rebel , as they had formerly done in favour of France . How dreadful ...
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