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, Zväzok 11C. 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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Strana 5
... mind to change . When we have got a booty , if it be in money , we di- vide it equally among our companions , and foon fquander it away on our vices , in those houses that receive us ; for the mafter and mistrefs , and the very tapfter ...
... mind to change . When we have got a booty , if it be in money , we di- vide it equally among our companions , and foon fquander it away on our vices , in those houses that receive us ; for the mafter and mistrefs , and the very tapfter ...
Strana 14
... minds of men ; it is certain that very few have a taffe or judgment of the excellencies of the two former ; and , if a man fucceed in either , it is upon the authority of thofe few judges , that lend their tafte to the bulk of readers ...
... minds of men ; it is certain that very few have a taffe or judgment of the excellencies of the two former ; and , if a man fucceed in either , it is upon the authority of thofe few judges , that lend their tafte to the bulk of readers ...
Strana 15
... mind , what in- fluence of the ftars , or what fituation of the climate , this endowment is bestowed upon mankind , may be a queftion fit for philofo phers to difcufs . It is certainly the best in- gredient towards that kind of fatire ...
... mind , what in- fluence of the ftars , or what fituation of the climate , this endowment is bestowed upon mankind , may be a queftion fit for philofo phers to difcufs . It is certainly the best in- gredient towards that kind of fatire ...
Strana 43
... mind for , but madam vowed I fhould drink it off ; for fhe was fure it would do me good after coming out of the cold air ; and I was forced to obey , which abfolutely took away my ftomach . When dinner came in , I had a mind to fit at a ...
... mind for , but madam vowed I fhould drink it off ; for fhe was fure it would do me good after coming out of the cold air ; and I was forced to obey , which abfolutely took away my ftomach . When dinner came in , I had a mind to fit at a ...
Strana 56
... mind . That certain led , idle , and diforderly per- fons , for feveral months paft , as it is notori- oufly known , have been daily feen in the pub- lick walks of this city , habited fometimes in green coatsand , fometimes laced , with ...
... mind . That certain led , idle , and diforderly per- fons , for feveral months paft , as it is notori- oufly known , have been daily feen in the pub- lick walks of this city , habited fometimes in green coatsand , fometimes laced , with ...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...: Accurately Revised ..., Zväzok 11 Jonathan Swift Úplné zobrazenie - 1765 |
The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin ... Jonathan Swift Úplné zobrazenie - 1768 |
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Strana 16 - I demand whether I have not as good a Title to Laugh, as Men have to be Ridiculous, and to expose Vice, as another hath to be Vicious.
Strana 45 - ... which he told me would save half a mile's riding. This last piece of civility had like to have cost me dear, being once or twice in danger of my neck, by leaping over his ditches, and at last forced to alight in the dirt, when my horse, having slipped his bridle, ran away, and took us up more than an hour to recover him again. It is evident, that none of the absurdities I met with in this visit proceeded from an ill intention, but from a wrong judgment of complaisance, and a misapplication in...
Strana 45 - I desired at my usual hour to go to my repose, and was conducted to my chamber by the gentleman, his lady, and the whole train of children. They importuned me to drink...
Strana 43 - I should drink it off; for she was sure it would do me good after coming out of the cold air; and I was forced to obey, which absolutely took away my stomach.
Strana 51 - If a man of wit, who died forty years ago, were to rise from the grave on purpose, how would he be able to read this letter? and after he had got through that difficulty, how would he be able to understand it...
Strana 53 - These are the false Refinements in our Style which you ought to correct: First, by Argument and fair Means; but if those fail, I think you are to make Use of your Authority as Censor, and by an annual Index Expurgatorius...
Strana 49 - But instead of giving you a list of the late refinements crept into our language, I here...
Strana 43 - ... is employed in laying chains and fetters upon us, in debarring us of our wishes, and in crossing our most reasonable desires and inclinations.
Strana 52 - I have done my utmost for some years past to stop the progress of mobb and banter, but have been plainly borne down by numbers, and betrayed by those who promised to assist me.
Strana 52 - Battalions: as numerous as they are, if they attack us too frequently in our coffee-houses, we shall certainly put them to flight, and cut off the rear.