The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Τόμος 3J. Johnson, J. Nichols, R. Baldwin, Otridge and Son, J. Sewell, F. and C. Rivington, T. Payne, R. Faulder, G. and J. Robinson, R. Lea, J. Nunn, W. Cuthell, T. Egerton, ... [and 12 others], 1801 |
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Σελίδα 9
... leave our children , I appeal to any man , what sort of figure we should have been able to make these twenty years past . Besides , neither our enemies , nor allies , are upon the same foot with us in this particular . France and ...
... leave our children , I appeal to any man , what sort of figure we should have been able to make these twenty years past . Besides , neither our enemies , nor allies , are upon the same foot with us in this particular . France and ...
Σελίδα 23
... leave to resign , but the Pretender is at bottom ; the queen cannot dissolve a parliament , but it is a plot to dethrone herself and bring in the Pre- tender ; half a score stock - jobbers are playing the knave in Exchange - alley , and ...
... leave to resign , but the Pretender is at bottom ; the queen cannot dissolve a parliament , but it is a plot to dethrone herself and bring in the Pre- tender ; half a score stock - jobbers are playing the knave in Exchange - alley , and ...
Σελίδα 35
... leave the matter to those little antagonists who may want a topick for criticism . Thus much I have discovered , that it is in writing , as in building ; where , after all our schemes and calculations , we are mightily deceived in our ...
... leave the matter to those little antagonists who may want a topick for criticism . Thus much I have discovered , that it is in writing , as in building ; where , after all our schemes and calculations , we are mightily deceived in our ...
Σελίδα 41
... leave no house free " from thy rapine and lust ? " & c . This extract , to deal ingenuously , has cost me more pains than I think it is worth ; having only served to convince me , that modern corruptions are not to be parallelled by ...
... leave no house free " from thy rapine and lust ? " & c . This extract , to deal ingenuously , has cost me more pains than I think it is worth ; having only served to convince me , that modern corruptions are not to be parallelled by ...
Σελίδα 44
... leave it to the partiality of either party , but to the infallible judgment of my printer . One principal end I designed by it , was , to undeceive those well- meaning people , who have been drawn unawares into a wrong sense of things ...
... leave it to the partiality of either party , but to the infallible judgment of my printer . One principal end I designed by it , was , to undeceive those well- meaning people , who have been drawn unawares into a wrong sense of things ...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Τόμος 3 Jonathan Swift Προβολή αποσπασμάτων - 1801 |
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Σελίδα 406 - An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject...
Σελίδα 156 - ... service, which had drawn upon him the hatred of all the abettors of popery and faction.
Σελίδα 19 - I have spoken of above, are like a couple of makebates, who inflame small quarrels by a thousand stories, and by keeping friends at a distance, hinder them from coming to a good understanding ; as they certainly would; if they were suffered to meet and debate between themselves...
Σελίδα 69 - And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
Σελίδα 249 - ; who although he must yield to the " Flying Post " in knowledge of the world, and skill in politics, and to Mr. Dunton in keenness of satire, and variety of reading, hath yet other qualities enough to denominate him a writer of a superior class to either, provided he would a little regard the propriety and disposition of his words, consult the grammatical part, and get some information in the subject he intends to handle.
Σελίδα 35 - I have therefore since thought of another expedient, frequently practised with great safety and success by satirical writers ; which is, that of looking into history for some character bearing a resemblance to the person we would describe ; and with the absolute power of altering, adding or suppressing what circumstances we please, I conceive we must have very bad luck or very little skill, to fail.
Σελίδα 11 - But although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation, by the continual improvements that have been made upon him.
Σελίδα 385 - SOME REMARKS ON THE BARRIER TREATY BETWEEN HER MAJESTY AND THE STATES-GENERAL; TO WHICH ARE ADDED, THE SAID BARRIER TREATY, WITH THE TWO SEPARATE ARTICLES; PART OF THE COUNTER-PROJECT; THE SENTIMENTS OF PRINCE EUGENE AND COUNT ZINZENDORF UPON THE SAID TREATY ; AND A REPRESENTATION OF THE ENGLISH MERCHANTS AT BRUGES.
Σελίδα 275 - I could point out some with great titles, who affected to appear very vigorous for dissolving the union, although their whole revenues, before that period, would have ill maintained a Welch justice of peace ; and have since gathered more money, than ever any Scotchman, who had not travelled, could form an idea of.
Σελίδα 15 - Christ, because he hath often fairly given public notice to the world that he believes in neither. Some people may think, that such an accomplishment as this can be of no great use to the owner, or his party, after it has been often practised, and is become notorious ; but they are widely mistaken. Few lies carry the inventor's mark, and the most prostitute enemy to truth may spread a thousand, without being known for the author : besides, as the vilest writer...