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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... houses . The queen's words , as near as I can remember , mentioned the church being in danger from her admini- ftration ; and whoever fays or thinks that , deferves , in my opinion , to be hanged for a traitor : but , that the church ...
... houses . The queen's words , as near as I can remember , mentioned the church being in danger from her admini- ftration ; and whoever fays or thinks that , deferves , in my opinion , to be hanged for a traitor : but , that the church ...
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... houses ; and that ill manners , I must confefs , I have been often guilty of for fome years past , al- though I hope I never shall again . Another topick of great ufe to these weekly inflamers is the young pretender in France , to whom ...
... houses ; and that ill manners , I must confefs , I have been often guilty of for fome years past , al- though I hope I never shall again . Another topick of great ufe to these weekly inflamers is the young pretender in France , to whom ...
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... house looking into one of the politick weekly I found the writer had fallen into this fcheme ; and I happened to light on that part , where he was defcribing a person , who from fmall beginnings grew ( as I re- member ) to be conftable ...
... house looking into one of the politick weekly I found the writer had fallen into this fcheme ; and I happened to light on that part , where he was defcribing a person , who from fmall beginnings grew ( as I re- member ) to be conftable ...
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... house free from thy “ rapine and lust ? ” etc. This extract , to deal ingenuously , hath coft me more pains , than I think it is worth ; having only ferved to convince me , that modern corruptions are not to be parallelled by ancient ...
... house free from thy “ rapine and lust ? ” etc. This extract , to deal ingenuously , hath coft me more pains , than I think it is worth ; having only ferved to convince me , that modern corruptions are not to be parallelled by ancient ...
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... house of " Hanover . " It is known enough , that fpeeches on these occafions are ever di- gefted by the advice of ... houses have unanimously agreed with her in every article . When the least counterpaces are made to any of these ...
... house of " Hanover . " It is known enough , that fpeeches on these occafions are ever di- gefted by the advice of ... houses have unanimously agreed with her in every article . When the least counterpaces are made to any of these ...
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