 Imaginary evils soon become real ones by indulging our reflections on them; as he, who in a melancholy fancy sees something like a face on the wall or the wainscot, can, by two or three touches with a lead pencil, make it look visible, and agreeing with...  Ballou's Monthly Magazine - Pàgina 3921861Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Jonathan Swift - 1745 - 294 pàgines
...of Politicks. Eloquence fmooth and cutting, is like a Razor whetted with Oil. Imaginary Evils foon become real ones, by indulging our Reflections on them; as he, who Thoughts on various Subjefts. 239 in a melancholy Fancy fees fomething like a Face on the Wall or the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 524 pàgines
...of Politicks. Eloquence fmooth and cutting, is like a Razor whetted with Oil. Imaginary Evils foon become real ones, by indulging our Reflections on them ; as he, who, in a melancholy Fancy, feeth fomething like a Face on the Wall or the Wainfcot, can, by two or three Touches with a leaden... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1755 - 402 pàgines
...of politicks. Eloquence fmooth and cutting, is like a razor whetted with oil. Imaginary evils foon become real ones by indulging our reflections on them ; as he, who in a melancholy fancy fees fomething like a face on the wall or -the wainfcot, can by two or three touches with a lead pencil... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 424 pàgines
...politics. Eloquence imocth and cutting, is like a razor whetted with oil. Imaginaiy evils foon becomes real ones, by indulging our reflections on them ; as he who in a melancholy fancy fees fometliing like a face on the wall or the wainfcot, can, by two or three touches with a lead pencil,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 402 pàgines
...of politicks. Eloquence fmooth and cutting, is like a razor whetted with oil. Imaginary evils foon become real ones by indulging our reflections on them ; as he, who in a melancholy fancy fees fomething like a face on the wall or the wainJcot, can by two or three touches with a lead pencil... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 400 pàgines
...Lloquence fmooth arid cutting, is like a razor whetted with oil. Imaginary evils foon become real one?, by indulging our reflections on them ; as he who in a melancholy fancy fees fomething like a face on the wall or the wainfcot, can, by two or three touches with a lead pencil,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 454 pàgines
...of politicks. Eloquence'fmooth and cutting, is like a razor . whetted with oil. Imaginary evils foon become real ones by indulging our reflections on them ; as he, who in a melancholy fancy fees fomething like a face on the wall or the wainfcot, can, by two or three touches \vitl\ a lead... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 444 pàgines
...full of politics. Eloquence fmooth and cutting, is like a razor whetted with oil. Imaginary evils foon become real ones, by indulging our reflections on them ; as he who ia a melancholy fancy fees fomething like' a face on the wall or the wainfcot, can,, by two or three... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 418 pàgines
...full of politicks. Eloquence smooth and cutting, is like a razor whetted with oil. Imaginary evilj soon become real ones by indulging our reflections...melancholy fancy sees something like a face on the wall or the wainscot, can, by two or three touches with a lead pencil, make it look visible, and agreeing with... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 416 pàgines
...full of politicks. Eloquence smooth and cutting, is like a razor whetted with oil. Imaginary evilii soon become real ones by indulging our reflections...melancholy fancy sees something like a face on the wall or the wainscot, can, by two or three touches with a lead pencil, make it look visible, and agreeing with... | |
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