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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... profefs iuch violent apprehenfions for the publick , and re- prefent the ftate of things in fuch formidable ideas , that I find myself disposed to thar in VOL . VIII . B their their afflictions ; although I know them to be groundless.
... profefs iuch violent apprehenfions for the publick , and re- prefent the ftate of things in fuch formidable ideas , that I find myself disposed to thar in VOL . VIII . B their their afflictions ; although I know them to be groundless.
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... things , as much as poffible , in the old courfe . But foon after , an under fett of men , who had nothing to lose , and had nei- ther borne the burthen nor heat of the day , found means to whifper in the king's ear , that the ...
... things , as much as poffible , in the old courfe . But foon after , an under fett of men , who had nothing to lose , and had nei- ther borne the burthen nor heat of the day , found means to whifper in the king's ear , that the ...
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... thing he fays , as we do dreams , by the contrary , you are still to seek , and will find yourself equally deceived whether you believe or no : the only remedy is to fuppofe , that you have heard fome inarticulate founds without any ...
... thing he fays , as we do dreams , by the contrary , you are still to seek , and will find yourself equally deceived whether you believe or no : the only remedy is to fuppofe , that you have heard fome inarticulate founds without any ...
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... things more wanted in England than fuch a paper , as this ought to be and fuch as I will endeavour to make it , as long as it fhall be found of any ufe , without entering into the violences of either party . Confidering the many ...
... things more wanted in England than fuch a paper , as this ought to be and fuch as I will endeavour to make it , as long as it fhall be found of any ufe , without entering into the violences of either party . Confidering the many ...
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... things , which the owners of them ufually call Anfwers , and with what dexterity this match- lefs author had fallen into the whole art and cant of them . To tranfcribe here and there three or four detached lines of leaft weight in a ...
... things , which the owners of them ufually call Anfwers , and with what dexterity this match- lefs author had fallen into the whole art and cant of them . To tranfcribe here and there three or four detached lines of leaft weight in a ...
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