 | Jonathan Swift - 1711 - 440 σελίδες
...Religion, and would therefore never be able to fhine or diftinguifb themfelves upon any other Subject. We are daily complaining of the great decline of Wit among us , and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only Topick we have left) Who would ever have fufpected Afgil... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1713 - 436 σελίδες
...upon any other Subject. We are daily complaining of the great decline of Wit among us, and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only Topick we...Who would ever have fufpe&ed Afgill for a Wit, . or TolanJ for a Philofopher, if the inexhauftible Stock of Chriftianity had not been at hand to provide... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 374 σελίδες
...Religion ; and would therefore never be aple to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other Subjeft. We are daily complaining of the great Decline of Wit among us; and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only Topick we have left ? Who would ever have fufpefted Afgill... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 σελίδες
...Religion ; and would therefore never be able to mine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other Subject. We are daily complaining of the great Decline of Wit among us ; and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only Topick we have left ? Who would ever have fufpefled Afgill... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 440 σελίδες
...religion, and would therefore never be able to mine or diftinguifh. themfelves upon any other fubjecl ? we are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only topick we have left ? who would ever have fufpected Afgil... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 470 σελίδες
...religion, and would therefore never be able to mine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other fubjeft? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us; and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only topic we have left ? Who would ever have fufpefted Afgil... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 326 σελίδες
...and in»ectives againft religion, and would therefore never be able to fhine ftinc or diftingniffi themfelves upon any other fubject ; we are daily complaining of the great decline of wit amon* tis, and would we take away the greateft,' perhaps the only topic wfe liave left ? who would... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 334 σελίδες
...would therefore never be able to (hine fcine or diftingnifh themfelves upon any othei' J'ubjciSl ; we are daily complaining of the great decline of • wit among us, and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only topic we kare left ? who would ever have fufpecttd Jlfgil... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 σελίδες
...raillery and invectives againft religion, and would therefore never be able to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other fubject ? we are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only topick we have left ? who would ever have fufpedted Afgil... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 σελίδες
...againft religion, and would therefore never be able to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any otheii fubject ? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us ; and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only topic we have left ? Who would ever have fufpected Afgil... | |
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What wonderful productions of wit should we be deprived of, from those whose genius by continual practice hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never be able to shine or distinguish themselves upon... 
