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Pàgina xxvi
Jonathan Swift. edition ; and the Dean has often renounced the undertaking in express terms . In his letter to Mr. Pope , dated May 1 , 1733 , he says , that when the printer applied to him for leave to print his works in Ireland , he ...
Jonathan Swift. edition ; and the Dean has often renounced the undertaking in express terms . In his letter to Mr. Pope , dated May 1 , 1733 , he says , that when the printer applied to him for leave to print his works in Ireland , he ...
Pàgina xxxiv
... expresses a wish that the less valuable parts of the whole collection were removed from the places they now possess , and ( by being classed in a separate volume ) consigned to whatever fate their respective degrees of merit may deserve ...
... expresses a wish that the less valuable parts of the whole collection were removed from the places they now possess , and ( by being classed in a separate volume ) consigned to whatever fate their respective degrees of merit may deserve ...
Pàgina 93
... expresses at the be- haviour of the university of Oxford , and the civilities he met with there , it is probable that he was not undistinguished as a scholar ; and that he found the first end he proposed by his studies , fully an ...
... expresses at the be- haviour of the university of Oxford , and the civilities he met with there , it is probable that he was not undistinguished as a scholar ; and that he found the first end he proposed by his studies , fully an ...
Pàgina 94
... expresses himself in a letter to his uncle Wil- liam , dated Moor Park , Nov. 29 , 1692. S. + He received frequent remittances from his uncle Wil liam and his cousin William Swift , during his residence at Moor Park . N. See his account ...
... expresses himself in a letter to his uncle Wil- liam , dated Moor Park , Nov. 29 , 1692. S. + He received frequent remittances from his uncle Wil liam and his cousin William Swift , during his residence at Moor Park . N. See his account ...
Pàgina 139
... expresses in the following manner in his Journal . Nov. 29 . task , and want me . " The present ministry have a difficult According to the best judg ment I have , they are pursuing the true interest of the publick , and therefore I am ...
... expresses in the following manner in his Journal . Nov. 29 . task , and want me . " The present ministry have a difficult According to the best judg ment I have , they are pursuing the true interest of the publick , and therefore I am ...
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Pàgina 121 - Swift went up to the country gentteman, and in a very abrupt manner, without any previous salute, asked him, " Pray, sir, do you remember any good weather in the world...
Pàgina 189 - I went to court to-day, on purpose to present Mr Berkeley, * one of your fellows of Dublin college, to Lord Berkeley of Stratton. That Mr Berkeley is a very ingenious man, and great philosopher, and I have mentioned him to all the ministers, and have given them some of his writings ; and I will favour him as much as I can. This I think I am bound to, in honour and conscience, to use all my little credit toward helping forward men. of worth in the world.
Pàgina 147 - We are plagued here with an October club ; that is, a set of above a hundred parliamentmen of the country, who drink October beer at home, and meet every evening at a tavern near the parliament, to consult affairs, and drive things on to extremes against the whigs, to call the old ministry to account, and get off five or six heads.
Pàgina 204 - From her red locks her mouth with venom fills, And thence into the royal ear instils.
Pàgina 316 - I am so stupid and confounded, that I cannot express the mortification I am under both in body and mind. All I caB say is, that I am not in torture; but I daily and hourly expect it. Pray let me know how your health is, and your family. I hardly understand one word I write. I am sure my days will be very few; few and miserable they must be.
Pàgina 317 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood ; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue.
Pàgina 212 - Lewis's office came to me, and said many things, too long to repeat. I told him, I had nothing to do but go to Ireland immediately; for I could not, with any reputation, stay longer here, unless I had something honourable immediately given to me.
Pàgina 184 - I said. So I stopped short in my overture, and we parted very dryly ; and I shall say nothing to Steele, and let them do as they will ; but if things stand as they are, he will certainly lose it, unless I save him ; and therefore I will not speak to him, that I may not report to his disadvantage.
Pàgina 143 - I dined to day with Mr. Secretary St. John : I went to the, Court of Requests at noon, and sent Mr. Harley into the house to call the secretary, to let him know I would not dine with him if he dined late.
Pàgina 138 - I could wish. Told me he must bring Mr St John and me acquainted ; and spoke so many things of personal kindness and esteem...