The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin ...W. Bowyer, C. Bathurst, W. Owen, W. Strahan, J. Rivington, J. Hinton, L. Davis, and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, J. Dodsley, S. Crowder and Company and B. Collins., 1768 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 12
Page 4
... interest of vaft numbers ( civil , as well as military ) who otherwife would have been as unknown , as their original . I think our present condi- tion of affairs is admirably defcribed by two verfes in Lucan : Hinc ufura vorax ...
... interest of vaft numbers ( civil , as well as military ) who otherwife would have been as unknown , as their original . I think our present condi- tion of affairs is admirably defcribed by two verfes in Lucan : Hinc ufura vorax ...
Page 9
... interest and annuities were added to the yearly taxes , and the four - fhilling aid ftrictly exacted in all counties of the kingdom , it would very near , if not fully , fupply the occafions of the war , at least fuch a part as , in the ...
... interest and annuities were added to the yearly taxes , and the four - fhilling aid ftrictly exacted in all counties of the kingdom , it would very near , if not fully , fupply the occafions of the war , at least fuch a part as , in the ...
Page 15
... according as fhe turns it , their ruin in their interest , and their intereft in their ruin . In this glass you will behold your beft friends clad in in coats powdered with fleurs de lis and triple crowns N ° 14. THE EXAMINER . 15 N°
... according as fhe turns it , their ruin in their interest , and their intereft in their ruin . In this glass you will behold your beft friends clad in in coats powdered with fleurs de lis and triple crowns N ° 14. THE EXAMINER . 15 N°
Page 29
... interests from one fett of men than another , until they are too far involved for a retreat ; and fo be forced to take feven fpirits more wicked than themfelves . This is a very poffible cafe ; and will not the last fate of fuch men be ...
... interests from one fett of men than another , until they are too far involved for a retreat ; and fo be forced to take feven fpirits more wicked than themfelves . This is a very poffible cafe ; and will not the last fate of fuch men be ...
Page 38
... interest , al- liance , inclination , and opinion ; which cannot be affirmed of the prefent : and the ingratitude of the nation lieth in the people's joining as one man to wifh , that fuch a miniftry fhould be changed . Is it not at the ...
... interest , al- liance , inclination , and opinion ; which cannot be affirmed of the prefent : and the ingratitude of the nation lieth in the people's joining as one man to wifh , that fuch a miniftry fhould be changed . Is it not at the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adminiftration adverfaries affairs againſt anſwer army avarice becauſe befides beft cafe caufe cauſe church clergy confefs confequences confider conftitution deferving defign defire diffenters diſcover endeavour enemies Examiner faction fafe faid falfe fame fatire favour feems fent ferved fervice feve feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince firft firſt fome fometimes foon fpirit friends ftate ftill fubjects fuccefs fuch fuffer fuppofe fure greateſt Guif hath himſelf honour houfe houſe infolence inftances inftruments ingra intereft itſelf juft king kingdom laft late miniftry leaft leaſt lefs likewife lord majefty ment merit minifters moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary never NUMBER obferved occafion opinion paffed paft paper parliament party perfons pleaſed poffible politicks prefent preferving pretender prince publick QUEEN raiſed reaſon reft religion ruin ſhall ſome ſtate thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thought Thurſday tion tories ufually underſtanding uſe whigs whofe wiſh write
Popular passages
Page 308 - Whig, that the more revolutions the better ; which, how odd a maxim soever in appearance, I take to be the true characteristic of the party. A dog loves to turn round often; yet after certain revolutions he lies down to rest: but heads under the...
Page 13 - But although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation, by the continual improvements that have been made upon him.