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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... religion , and the monarchy itself in danger ; then we saw them greedily laying hold on the first occafion to interpofe . But of this mighty change in the difpofitions of the people I fhall discourse more at large in fome following ...
... religion , and the monarchy itself in danger ; then we saw them greedily laying hold on the first occafion to interpofe . But of this mighty change in the difpofitions of the people I fhall discourse more at large in fome following ...
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... religion and government , only they difagree about the means . The evils , we muft fence against , are on one fide fanaticism and infidelity in religion , and anarchy , under the name of a commonwealth , in government ; on the other ...
... religion and government , only they difagree about the means . The evils , we muft fence against , are on one fide fanaticism and infidelity in religion , and anarchy , under the name of a commonwealth , in government ; on the other ...
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... religion , that the fervants in all the families thereabouts reported , how he had confuted the bifhop and all his clergy . I had then a footman , who was fond of reading the Bible ; and I borrowed a comment for him , which he ftudied ...
... religion , that the fervants in all the families thereabouts reported , how he had confuted the bifhop and all his clergy . I had then a footman , who was fond of reading the Bible ; and I borrowed a comment for him , which he ftudied ...
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... religion and go- vernment , which both parties daily buffet each other about ; he fhall hardly find one material point in difference between them . I would be glad to ask a question about two great men of the late miniftry , How they ...
... religion and go- vernment , which both parties daily buffet each other about ; he fhall hardly find one material point in difference between them . I would be glad to ask a question about two great men of the late miniftry , How they ...
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... religious " reverence and truth , which become fo “ awful an assembly ; I fhall however " obtain thus much , that the defect will " be laid where it ought ; and that it shall not be objected , that the criminal was not produced , or ...
... religious " reverence and truth , which become fo “ awful an assembly ; I fhall however " obtain thus much , that the defect will " be laid where it ought ; and that it shall not be objected , that the criminal was not produced , or ...
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