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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... never fhall again . Another topick of great ufe to these weekly inflamers is the young pretender in France , to whom their whole party is in a high mea- fure indebted for all their greatnefs ; and whenever it lies in their power , they ...
... never fhall again . Another topick of great ufe to these weekly inflamers is the young pretender in France , to whom their whole party is in a high mea- fure indebted for all their greatnefs ; and whenever it lies in their power , they ...
Page 26
... in hiftory and then , to be fure , fome bitter ftroke of detraction against Alexander and Cafar , who never did us the least injury , Belides , Befides , the people , who read Plutarch , come 26 THE EXAMINER . No. 16 . No 122.
... in hiftory and then , to be fure , fome bitter ftroke of detraction against Alexander and Cafar , who never did us the least injury , Belides , Befides , the people , who read Plutarch , come 26 THE EXAMINER . No. 16 . No 122.
Page 38
... never spent half my income , they would certainly advise me to turn off Mr. Oldfox [ d ] my receiver , and take another . If , as a juftice of peace , I fhould tell a friend , that my warrants and mittimus's were never drawn up as I ...
... never spent half my income , they would certainly advise me to turn off Mr. Oldfox [ d ] my receiver , and take another . If , as a juftice of peace , I fhould tell a friend , that my warrants and mittimus's were never drawn up as I ...
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... never read in ftory of a law enacted to take away the force of all laws whatsoever ; by which a man may fafely commit , upon the last of June , what he would infallibly be hanged for , if he committed it on the first of July ; by which ...
... never read in ftory of a law enacted to take away the force of all laws whatsoever ; by which a man may fafely commit , upon the last of June , what he would infallibly be hanged for , if he committed it on the first of July ; by which ...
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... never seen or heard of before . I remember fome time ago in one of the Tatlers to have read a letter , wherein feveral reafons are affigned for the prefent corruption and degeneracy of our tate ; but , I think , the writer hath omitted ...
... never seen or heard of before . I remember fome time ago in one of the Tatlers to have read a letter , wherein feveral reafons are affigned for the prefent corruption and degeneracy of our tate ; but , I think , the writer hath omitted ...
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