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 |
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... principle and intereft it was to cor- rupt our manners , blind.our understand- ing , drain our wealth , and in time destroy C 2 our our conflitution both in church and state ; and we N ° 14. THE EXAMINER . 19 N° p 69.
... principle and intereft it was to cor- rupt our manners , blind.our understand- ing , drain our wealth , and in time destroy C 2 our our conflitution both in church and state ; and we N ° 14. THE EXAMINER . 19 N° p 69.
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... manner of the one , and the infipid mirth of the other , however infupportable to reasonable ears , being of a level with great numbers among the loweft part of man- kind . Neither was the author of the Re- bearfal , while he continued ...
... manner of the one , and the infipid mirth of the other , however infupportable to reasonable ears , being of a level with great numbers among the loweft part of man- kind . Neither was the author of the Re- bearfal , while he continued ...
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... manners , to differ in opinion from a majority of either or both houfes ; and that ill manners , I must confefs , I have been often guilty of for fome years paft , al- though I hope I never fhall again . Another topick of great ufe to ...
... manners , to differ in opinion from a majority of either or both houfes ; and that ill manners , I must confefs , I have been often guilty of for fome years paft , al- though I hope I never fhall again . Another topick of great ufe to ...
Page 55
... day fet The ftory of the lord to a pulpit , and defiled it in Wharton is true ; who , with the moft filthy manner . fome other wretches , went in- E 4 ( c apart . cc apart for public prayer for the fafety " N ° 17. THE EXAMINE`R . 55.
... day fet The ftory of the lord to a pulpit , and defiled it in Wharton is true ; who , with the moft filthy manner . fome other wretches , went in- E 4 ( c apart . cc apart for public prayer for the fafety " N ° 17. THE EXAMINE`R . 55.
Page 59
... manners , with the judgment of both parties : this , I confefs , is too great a hardship for fo bashful and unexperienced a writer . But , alas , I lie under another difcou- ragement of much more weight . I was unfortunate in the choice ...
... manners , with the judgment of both parties : this , I confefs , is too great a hardship for fo bashful and unexperienced a writer . But , alas , I lie under another difcou- ragement of much more weight . I was unfortunate in the choice ...
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