 | Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 342 psl.
...Arts, by feeding upon the Infe&s and Vermin of the Age. As jor Us, the Antients, We are content ipith the Bee, to pretend to Nothing of our own, beyond our Wings and our Voice: that is to fay, our Flights and our Language ; For the reft , whatever we have get, has been by infinite Labor, and fear... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1710 - 402 psl.
...the Infefts and Vermin of the Age. As for Us, the Antients, We Are content with the Bee, to fret end to Nothing of our own, beyond our Wings And. our Voice : that is to fay, our Flights and our Language ; For the reft, whatever we, have got, has been ly infinite Labor, andfearck,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1755 - 514 psl.
...improved by the fame arts, by feeding upon the infecls and vermin of the age. As for us the antients, we are content with the bee to pretend to nothing...beyond our wings and our voice : that is to fay, our flights and our language. For the reft, whatever we have got, has been by infinite labour and f ear... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 470 psl.
...feeding' upon the infeils and vermin of the age. As for us the antients, we are content with the % to pretend to nothing of our own, beyond our wings and our ••voice; that is to fay, our fights and our language. For the " reft, whatever we have got, has been by infinite labour and fearch,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 468 psl.
...by the fame arts, by feeding upon the " infefts and vermin of the age; As for us the Aucients^, ft we are content, with the bee, to pretend .to nothing...beyond our -wings and our voice; that is <* to fay, our fights and our language. For the reft, **• " whatever we have got, has been by infinite labour and.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 500 psl.
...they pretend tofpit wholly out ofthemfelves, is improved by the fame arts, by feeding upon the infedb and vermin of the age. As for us the ancients, we...beyond our wings and our voice : that is to fay, our flights and cur language. For the reft, whatever we have got, has been by infinite labour and fear... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 psl.
...poifon; which, however they pretend to fpit " wholly out of themfelves, is improved by the VOL. I. Q « fame arts, by feeding upon the infects and vermin...beyond our wings and our voice; that is to fay, our flights and our language. For the reft, whatever we have got, has been by infinite labour and fearch,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 474 psl.
...the moderns may pretend to, I cannot recollect ; unlefs it be a large vein of wrangling and fatyr, much of a nature and fubftance with the fpider's poifon...beyond our wings and our voice : that is to fay, our flights and our language. For the reft, whatever we have got, has been by infinite labour and fearch,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 470 psl.
...out of themfelves, is improved by the " fame arts; by feeding upon the injeffs and ver" rnia «' min of the age. As for us the Ancients, we " are content, with the bee, to pretend to no" thing of our own, beyond oar wings and our " voice ; that is to fay, our fights and our lan" guage-... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 psl.
...pretend to spit wholly out of themselves, is improved by the same arts, by feeding upon the insects and vermin of the age. As for us the ancients, we...our own, beyond our wings and our voice : that is to say, our flights and - our language. For the rest, whatever we have got, has been by infinite labour... | |
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As for us the ancients, we are content, with the bee, to pretend to nothing of our own beyond our wings and our voice : that is to say, our flights and our language. 
