The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757 |
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... shall be left " till I fet it upon a right foot . In the vein I am in , I " cannot for my heart's blood and guts bear this usage : " I fhall not fpare my lungs to defend my good name . " I • " I was ever reckoned a good liver ; and 40 ...
... shall be left " till I fet it upon a right foot . In the vein I am in , I " cannot for my heart's blood and guts bear this usage : " I fhall not fpare my lungs to defend my good name . " I • " I was ever reckoned a good liver ; and 40 ...
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... shall farther observe , in eve- ry page of fuch a book , that cordial love of mankind , that ' inviolable regard to truth , that passion for his dear country , and that particular attachment to the excellent princefs Queen Anne ; furely ...
... shall farther observe , in eve- ry page of fuch a book , that cordial love of mankind , that ' inviolable regard to truth , that passion for his dear country , and that particular attachment to the excellent princefs Queen Anne ; furely ...
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... shall find thofe , who have a taste of the fu- blime , to be very few ; but the profound ftrikes univer- fally , and is adapted to every capacity . It is a fruitless undertaking to write for men of a nice and foppifh gufto , whom after ...
... shall find thofe , who have a taste of the fu- blime , to be very few ; but the profound ftrikes univer- fally , and is adapted to every capacity . It is a fruitless undertaking to write for men of a nice and foppifh gufto , whom after ...
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... shall produce the credible , by painting nature in her lowest fim- plicity , and the furprizing , by contradicting common o- pinion . In the very manners he will affect the marvel- lous ; he will draw Achilles with the patience of Job ...
... shall produce the credible , by painting nature in her lowest fim- plicity , and the furprizing , by contradicting common o- pinion . In the very manners he will affect the marvel- lous ; he will draw Achilles with the patience of Job ...
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... shall have an image of a tumbled bed , and defcribe a fucceeding calm in this ... .. manner ; The ocean , joyed to fee the tempest fted , New lays his waves , and smooths his ruffled bed f . THE triumphs and acclamations of the angels ...
... shall have an image of a tumbled bed , and defcribe a fucceeding calm in this ... .. manner ; The ocean , joyed to fee the tempest fted , New lays his waves , and smooths his ruffled bed f . THE triumphs and acclamations of the angels ...
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