The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 8C. Bathurst, C. Davis, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. Hodges, R. and J. Dodsley, and W. Bowyer., 1754 |
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... as fhe turns it , their ruin in their intereft , and their intereft in their ruin . In this glass you will behold your best friends clad in in coats powdered with fleurs de lis and triple crowns N ° 14 . 15 THE EXAMINER . N° P.
... as fhe turns it , their ruin in their intereft , and their intereft in their ruin . In this glass you will behold your best friends clad in in coats powdered with fleurs de lis and triple crowns N ° 14 . 15 THE EXAMINER . N° P.
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... best princes that ever reigned , and without the leaft guilt of theirs , is fuch a truth , as a man must be a great stranger to history and and common fenfe to doubt . The wifeft prince on 28 N ° 15 . THE EXAMINER . N°
... best princes that ever reigned , and without the leaft guilt of theirs , is fuch a truth , as a man must be a great stranger to history and and common fenfe to doubt . The wifeft prince on 28 N ° 15 . THE EXAMINER . N°
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... best a poor depending ftate in humble alliance to that empire . Now , of all thefe rewards I find but two , which were of real profit to the general ; the laurel crown , made made and fent him at the charge of the publick N ° 16. THE ...
... best a poor depending ftate in humble alliance to that empire . Now , of all thefe rewards I find but two , which were of real profit to the general ; the laurel crown , made made and fent him at the charge of the publick N ° 16. THE ...
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... his arbitrary will ; " and the best fubjects he treated as ene- " mies . To recount his abominable de- " baucheries would offend any modeft I " ear , ear , fince fo many could not preferve " their 54 N ° 17 . THE EXAMINER .
... his arbitrary will ; " and the best fubjects he treated as ene- " mies . To recount his abominable de- " baucheries would offend any modeft I " ear , ear , fince fo many could not preferve " their 54 N ° 17 . THE EXAMINER .
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... best performances exploded as nonsense and ftupidity . This indeed may partly be imputed to policy and pru- dence ; but it is chiefly owing to that blindness , which prejudice and paffion cast over the understanding : I mention this ...
... best performances exploded as nonsense and ftupidity . This indeed may partly be imputed to policy and pru- dence ; but it is chiefly owing to that blindness , which prejudice and paffion cast over the understanding : I mention this ...
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