The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 3Methuen, 1896 |
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... written by himself , the son of Jonathan Swift , an attorney , and was born at Dublin on St. Andrew's Day , 1667 : according to his own report , as delivered by Pope to Spence , he was born at Leicester , the son of a clergyman , who ...
... written by himself , the son of Jonathan Swift , an attorney , and was born at Dublin on St. Andrew's Day , 1667 : according to his own report , as delivered by Pope to Spence , he was born at Leicester , the son of a clergyman , who ...
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... , published ( 1701 ) in his thirty - fourth year . After its appearance , paying a visit to some bishop , he heard mention made of the new pamphlet that Burnet had written , replete with political knowledge . SWIFT 5.
... , published ( 1701 ) in his thirty - fourth year . After its appearance , paying a visit to some bishop , he heard mention made of the new pamphlet that Burnet had written , replete with political knowledge . SWIFT 5.
Pàgina 6
... written by a man of a peculiar character , without ill intention ; but it is certainly of dangerous example . That Swift was its author , though it be universally believed , was never owned by himself , nor very well proved by any ...
... written by a man of a peculiar character , without ill intention ; but it is certainly of dangerous example . That Swift was its author , though it be universally believed , was never owned by himself , nor very well proved by any ...
Pàgina 7
... written with great coolness , moderation , ease , and perspicuity . The Argument against abolishing Christianity is a very happy and judicious irony . One passage in it deserves to be selected . ' If Christianity were once abolished ...
... written with great coolness , moderation , ease , and perspicuity . The Argument against abolishing Christianity is a very happy and judicious irony . One passage in it deserves to be selected . ' If Christianity were once abolished ...
Pàgina 8
... written after the facts , and the rest never completed , but well planned to excite amazement . Soon after began the busy and important part of Swift's life . He was employed ( 1710 ) by the primate of Ireland to solicit the Queen for a ...
... written after the facts , and the rest never completed , but well planned to excite amazement . Soon after began the busy and important part of Swift's life . He was employed ( 1710 ) by the primate of Ireland to solicit the Queen for a ...
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