The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin: Accurately Revised, in Twelve Volumes. Adorned with Copper-plates; with Some Account of the Author's Life, and Notes Historical and Explanatory, Volume 8C. Bathurst, T. Osborne, W. Bowyer, J. Hinton, W. Strahan, B. Collins, J. Rivington, R. Baldwin, L. Davis and C. Reymers, and J. Dodsley., 1765 |
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... happens , that if a lye be believed only for an hour , it hath done its work , and there is no farther occa- fion for it . Falfhood flies , and truth comes limping after it ; fo that when men come to be undeceived , it is too late ; the ...
... happens , that if a lye be believed only for an hour , it hath done its work , and there is no farther occa- fion for it . Falfhood flies , and truth comes limping after it ; fo that when men come to be undeceived , it is too late ; the ...
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... happen to pay themselves , and , I dare affirm , would not be fo unjust to take a farthing more , than they think is due to their deferts . I will inftance only in one article : a [ b ] lady of my acquaintance appropriated twenty fix ...
... happen to pay themselves , and , I dare affirm , would not be fo unjust to take a farthing more , than they think is due to their deferts . I will inftance only in one article : a [ b ] lady of my acquaintance appropriated twenty fix ...
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... fix pounds , twenty - fix thoufand ; and by that you may judge , what the pretenfions of modern merit are , where it happens to be its own paymafter . NUM . NUMBER XVII . Thursday , November 30 , 1710 . 36 No. 16 . THE EXAMINER . No.
... fix pounds , twenty - fix thoufand ; and by that you may judge , what the pretenfions of modern merit are , where it happens to be its own paymafter . NUM . NUMBER XVII . Thursday , November 30 , 1710 . 36 No. 16 . THE EXAMINER . No.
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... happened to have a mis- understanding about the delivery of a mes- fage , what could I do lefs than ftrip and dif- card the blundering or malicious rafcal , who carried it ? It is the fame thing in the conduct of pub- lick affairs ...
... happened to have a mis- understanding about the delivery of a mes- fage , what could I do lefs than ftrip and dif- card the blundering or malicious rafcal , who carried it ? It is the fame thing in the conduct of pub- lick affairs ...
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... happened to light on that part , where he was defcribing a perfon , who from fmall beginnings grew ( as I re- member ) to be conftable of France , and had a very haughty imperious wife . I took the author for a friend to our faction ...
... happened to light on that part , where he was defcribing a perfon , who from fmall beginnings grew ( as I re- member ) to be conftable of France , and had a very haughty imperious wife . I took the author for a friend to our faction ...
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