The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes, Historical and Critical, 1 tomasW. Durell, 1812 |
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... Tories , that the town of Dun- kirk was lately delivered to the English . Price 1d . " Advertised July 17. - This ... Tory , on Sunday Morning the 6th Instant . Price 1d . " 8. What means 66 guessing is mine , " in the journal to Stella ...
... Tories , that the town of Dun- kirk was lately delivered to the English . Price 1d . " Advertised July 17. - This ... Tory , on Sunday Morning the 6th Instant . Price 1d . " 8. What means 66 guessing is mine , " in the journal to Stella ...
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... tory cause , and therefore was the common butt at which all the writers on the whig side levelled their shafts ; there will be no occasion to wonder , that out of the many calumnies poured out against him , some of them should stick ...
... tory cause , and therefore was the common butt at which all the writers on the whig side levelled their shafts ; there will be no occasion to wonder , that out of the many calumnies poured out against him , some of them should stick ...
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... Tories we had with us ( in Ireland ) would make tole- rable Whigs there ( in England ) . " Now it is certain that Swift was often in England from the death of Sir William Temple to 1708. N. From his delaying so long to take this degree ...
... Tories we had with us ( in Ireland ) would make tole- rable Whigs there ( in England ) . " Now it is certain that Swift was often in England from the death of Sir William Temple to 1708. N. From his delaying so long to take this degree ...
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... tories were carrying matters too far , and by the violence of their proceedings were likely to overturn that happy balance in our state , so lately settled by the glorious revolution ; to which there was not a faster friend in England ...
... tories were carrying matters too far , and by the violence of their proceedings were likely to overturn that happy balance in our state , so lately settled by the glorious revolution ; to which there was not a faster friend in England ...
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... tory party would have had the ascendent ; but , contrary to all expectation , the whigs had managed matters so well , as to get entirely into the queen's confi- dence , and to have the whole administration of affairs in their hands ...
... tory party would have had the ascendent ; but , contrary to all expectation , the whigs had managed matters so well , as to get entirely into the queen's confi- dence , and to have the whole administration of affairs in their hands ...
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acquaintance Addison affairs afterward appear archbishop archbishop of Dublin behaviour bishop character chief church considered court Dean's Deane Swift deanery death desired dined Drapier Drapier's Letters Dublin Duke of Ormond dutchess edition endeavours England expected favour former friends friendship gave genius give Gulliver's Travels hand Harley heart honour hope humour hundred pounds Ireland JONATHAN SWIFT Journal to Stella king kingdom knew Lady Lady Masham letter living Lord Bolingbroke Lord Oxford lord treasurer manner Masham ment mentioned mind minister ministry Moor Park never obliged occasion party passage Patrick's perhaps person pieces political Pope present printed printer published queen received regard says secretary seems sent Sheridan Sir Robert Sir William Temple solicitous soon spirit talents thing thought tion told tories tract utmost volumes Walpole whigs whole writings written
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116 psl. - than I can say ; I never remember any " weather that was not too hot, or too cold ; too wet, " or too dry ; but, however God Almighty contrives " it, at the end of the year tis all very well.
139 psl. - Don't you remember how I used to be in pain when Sir William Temple would look cold and out of humour for three or four days, and I used to suspect a hundred reasons. I have plucked up my spirit since then, faith ; he spoiled a fine gentleman.
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314 psl. - 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.
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267 psl. - ... author's design was to bring in the Pretender; although there was not a single syllable of party in the whole treatise, and although it was known that the most eminent of those who professed his own principles, publicly disallowed his proceedings.
136 psl. - MD's letter ? one of these oddcome-shortlies. This is a week old, you see, and no farther yet. Mr Harley desired I would dine with him again today ; but I refused him, for I fell out with him yesterday, and will not see him again till he makes me amends ; and so I go to bed.
295 psl. - Motte 8 received the copy (he tells me) he knew not from whence, nor from whom, dropped at his house in the dark, from a hackney coach : by computing the time, I found it was after you left England, so, for my part, I suspend my judgment.