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Generally speaking , the times which afford most plentiful matter for story , are
those wherein a man would least choose to live ; such as the various events and
revolutions of war , the intrigues of a ruined faction , or the ...
Generally speaking , the times which afford most plentiful matter for story , are
those wherein a man would least choose to live ; such as the various events and
revolutions of war , the intrigues of a ruined faction , or the ...
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Jonathan Swift Temple Scott, Frederick Ryland, George Ravenscroft Dennis. And
because the relation I am going to make , may be judged rather a history of his
excellency , than of his government ; I must here declare that I have not the least
...
Jonathan Swift Temple Scott, Frederick Ryland, George Ravenscroft Dennis. And
because the relation I am going to make , may be judged rather a history of his
excellency , than of his government ; I must here declare that I have not the least
...
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... to provide them another way , and the keeping the horses did not come to 700l
. by the accounts laid before the committee of parliament ; so there was at least
500ol . charged to the nation more than the actual charge could amount to .
... to provide them another way , and the keeping the horses did not come to 700l
. by the accounts laid before the committee of parliament ; so there was at least
500ol . charged to the nation more than the actual charge could amount to .
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... and the other company , that was a disputable title , to the gentleman that paid
his money for that which was surrendered . Talking one morning as he was
dressing ( at least a dozen people present ) of the debates in council about the
affair ...
... and the other company , that was a disputable title , to the gentleman that paid
his money for that which was surrendered . Talking one morning as he was
dressing ( at least a dozen people present ) of the debates in council about the
affair ...
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Jonathan Swift Temple Scott, Frederick Ryland, George Ravenscroft Dennis. it as
a crime in general , I shall not much object , at least I will allow it should be done
with truth and caution ; but by what argument will they undertake to prove that it ...
Jonathan Swift Temple Scott, Frederick Ryland, George Ravenscroft Dennis. it as
a crime in general , I shall not much object , at least I will allow it should be done
with truth and caution ; but by what argument will they undertake to prove that it ...
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| Title | The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift: Historical and political tracts-English Bohn's standard library Volume 5 of The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, Jonathan Swift |
| Author | Jonathan Swift |
| Editors | Temple Scott, Frederick Ryland, George Ravenscroft Dennis |
| Contributor | William Edward Hartpole Lecky |
| Publisher | G. Bell, 1901 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 15 Nov 2006 |
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