The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift: Historical and political tracts-EnglishG. Bell, 1901 |
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Page xi
... carefully collated texts , to Mr. G. Ravenscroft Dennis , and to the late Colonel F. Grant . His indebtedness must also be recorded to the ' many published works on Swift and his times . In particular , he owes PREFACE xi.
... carefully collated texts , to Mr. G. Ravenscroft Dennis , and to the late Colonel F. Grant . His indebtedness must also be recorded to the ' many published works on Swift and his times . In particular , he owes PREFACE xi.
Page xii
... late ; but his apology for Boling- broke on the Catalan affair has been noted , though leave is here taken to differ from the able apologist . Acknowledgment must again be made to Sir Frederick Falkiner for his help in the matter of the ...
... late ; but his apology for Boling- broke on the Catalan affair has been noted , though leave is here taken to differ from the able apologist . Acknowledgment must again be made to Sir Frederick Falkiner for his help in the matter of the ...
Page 3
... late in August , 1710 , and the first edition was issued , probably , in December of the same year . In his letter to Stella , dated 8th December , 1710 , Swift refers to its Probably the publication : " Here is a damned libellous 3.
... late in August , 1710 , and the first edition was issued , probably , in December of the same year . In his letter to Stella , dated 8th December , 1710 , Swift refers to its Probably the publication : " Here is a damned libellous 3.
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... late Lord - Lieutenant of Ireland . I have so much charity and justice as to condemn all such proceedings . If a governor behave himself ill , let him be complained of and punished ; but to wound a man thus in the dark . " The ...
... late Lord - Lieutenant of Ireland . I have so much charity and justice as to condemn all such proceedings . If a governor behave himself ill , let him be complained of and punished ; but to wound a man thus in the dark . " The ...
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... late have given so many good reasons for the build- ing it , till upon enquiring into the funds they were found to hold out so well , that there was an absolute necessity of destroying about sixty or seventy thousand pounds , other ...
... late have given so many good reasons for the build- ing it , till upon enquiring into the funds they were found to hold out so well , that there was an absolute necessity of destroying about sixty or seventy thousand pounds , other ...
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Page 182 - Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?