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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... religion , and the monarchy itself in dan- ger ; then we faw them greedily laying hold on the firft occafion to interpofe . But of this mighty change in the difpofitions of the peo- ple I fall difcourfe more at large in fome following ...
... religion , and the monarchy itself in dan- ger ; then we faw them greedily laying hold on the firft occafion to interpofe . But of this mighty change in the difpofitions of the peo- ple I fall difcourfe 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 fana- ticism and infidelity in religion , and anarchy , under the name of a common - wealth , in go- vernment j vernment ...
... religion and government , only they difagree about the means . The evils , we muft fence against , are on one fide fana- ticism and infidelity in religion , and anarchy , under the name of a common - wealth , in go- vernment j vernment ...
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... religion , that the fervants in all the families thereabouts re- ported , how he had confuted the bishop and all his clergy . I had then a footman , who was fond of reading the Bible ; and I bor- rowed a comment for him , which he ...
... religion , that the fervants in all the families thereabouts re- ported , how he had confuted the bishop and all his clergy . I had then a footman , who was fond of reading the Bible ; and I bor- rowed a comment for him , which he ...
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... religion and government , which both parties daily buffet each other about ; he fhall hardly find one material point in difference between them . I would be glad to aík a question about two great men of the late miniftry , How they came ...
... religion and government , which both parties daily buffet each other about ; he fhall hardly find one material point in difference between them . I would be glad to aík a question about two great men of the late miniftry , How they came ...
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... religious reverence and truth , which " become fo awful an affembly , I fhall how- 66 ever obtain thus much , that the defect will " be laid where it ought ; and that it fhall " not be objected , that the criminal was D 3 66 no " not ...
... religious reverence and truth , which " become fo awful an affembly , I fhall how- 66 ever obtain thus much , that the defect will " be laid where it ought ; and that it fhall " not be objected , that the criminal was D 3 66 no " not ...
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