 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 420 σελίδες
...the people into a worfe and more ignominious flavery. Befides, all great changes have the fame effeft upon commonwealths, that thunder hath upon liquors,...other friends to the old government, as enemies to the public. The encouraging of new myfteries and new deities, with the pretences of farther puiity in religion,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 366 σελίδες
...reftoring the old conftitution, deluded the people into a worfe and' more ignominious flavery. Beiides, all great changes have the fame effect upon commonwealths,...other friends to the old government, as enemies to the public. The encouraging of new myfteries and new deities, with the pretences. of farther purity in... | |
 | Lucius Sergius CATILINA - 1795 - 342 σελίδες
...an aristocrat, and, probably, guillotined. Swift observes, that " all great changes *' have the same effect upon commonwealths " that thunder hath upon liquors, making the " dregs fly to the top; the lowest plebeians rise " to the head of affairs, and there preserve them" selves, by... | |
 | 1804 - 764 σελίδες
...obfervcd by Swift, that " all great changes have the fame eoeft upon commonwealths that thunder has upon liquors, making the dregs fly up to the top : the loweft plebeians rife to the head VOL. I. of affairs, and there preferve themfelves by representing the nobles and other friends to the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 326 σελίδες
...However, they are to be deceived by feveral means. It hath often happened in Greece, and tbmetimes in Rome, that thofe very men who have contributed...other friends to the old government, as enemies to the public. The encouraging of new myfteries and new deities, with the pretences of further purity in religion,... | |
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Befides, all great changes have the fame effect upon commonwealths, that thunder hath upon liquors ; making the dregs fly up to the top : the loweft Plebeians rife to the head of affairs, and there preferve themfelves by reprefenting the nobles and other... 