| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 574 страници
...made a present of his book of Travels to Dr. Swift, in the blank leaf of whiph he wrote the following To Dr. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion,...greatest genius of his age, This Book is presented by hi* Mod humble servant, The AUTHOR. the church in great danger, notwithstanding any vote of parliament... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 424 страници
...a Tub, sent him a copy of his travels, in a blank leaf of which he had written the following lines: TO DR. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion,...Book is presented by his Most humble servant, THE AHTHOH. Though bashful, and more than ordinarily timid in mixed society, Addison was, as we have recorded... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 420 страници
...written the following lines: TO DR. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion, The truest friend, Ami the greatest genius of his age, This Book is presented by his Most humble servant, THE AUTHOR. Though bash ful, and more than ordinarily timid in mixed society, Addison was, as we have recorded... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 658 страници
...*rote th* following words : «' To Dr. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion, The truest fiiend, And the greatest genius of his age, This Book is presented by his Most humble servant, Tlte AUTHOR." Nliament to the contrary ; and this chiefly from a sort of lethargick disorder, which... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 360 страници
..."To Dr. JoH.NATHAN SwiFT, The most agreeable companion, The truest friend, And the greatest genins of his age, This book is presented by his Most humble servant, The AUTHOR." N. so successfully followed in the " Tale of a Tub." Perhaps there never was a richer vein of irony... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 336 страници
...present of his book of Travels to Dt Swift ; in the black leaf of which he wrote the following words : " To Dr. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion, The truest friend, And the greatest geoins of his age, This book is presented by his. , Jfiost humble servant, The AUTHOR.": IC so successfully... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 686 страници
...Melchisedec." person. A copy of Addison's travels, presented by him to our author, is inscribed " To Doctor Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the...presented by his most humble servant, the author." * Nor was Swift backward in expressing similar sentiments towards his distinguished contemporary. He... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 676 страници
...Melchisedec." person. A copy of Addisoii's travels, presented by him to our author, is inscribed " To Doctor Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the...presented by his most humble servant, the author." * Nor was Swift backward in expressing similar sentiments towards his distinguished contemporary. He... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1814 - 404 страници
...Tub, sent him a copy of his travels, in a blank leaf of which he had written the following lines : TO DR. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion,...friend, And the greatest genius of his age. This Book u presented by his Most humble Servant, THE AUTHOB. Though bashful, and more than ordinarily timid... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1868 - 766 страници
...the nobility, of the eighteenth century. Addison, who damned others with faint praise, in 1709 called Swift " the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his times " ; and nearly ten years later wrote to him thus : " I have always honored you for your good-nature,... | |
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