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To the religion of his country he offered , in the mere wantonness of impiety ,
insults too foul to be described . He lived in times when faction was almost a
madness ; and he possessed in an eminent degree the qualities of the leader of
a faction ...
To the religion of his country he offered , in the mere wantonness of impiety ,
insults too foul to be described . He lived in times when faction was almost a
madness ; and he possessed in an eminent degree the qualities of the leader of
a faction ...
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But here , I desire to distinguish between a promise and a bargain ; for he will be
sure to keep the latter , when he has had the fairest offer . Thus much for his
Excellency's character ; I shall now proceed to his actions , only during the time
he ...
But here , I desire to distinguish between a promise and a bargain ; for he will be
sure to keep the latter , when he has had the fairest offer . Thus much for his
Excellency's character ; I shall now proceed to his actions , only during the time
he ...
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upon enquiry , that fees were paid in the like cases there ; so they adjudged it for
him , and constantly paid him fees . therefore that was a fault , it must lie at their
door , for he never offered to stop the business ; yet his Excellency knew so well ...
upon enquiry , that fees were paid in the like cases there ; so they adjudged it for
him , and constantly paid him fees . therefore that was a fault , it must lie at their
door , for he never offered to stop the business ; yet his Excellency knew so well ...
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... but of that he has not offered a syllable : The weight of his charge lies here ;
that such an author as the “ Examiner ” should presume , by certain innuendoes ,
to accuse any great persons of such a crime . My business in those papers was to
...
... but of that he has not offered a syllable : The weight of his charge lies here ;
that such an author as the “ Examiner ” should presume , by certain innuendoes ,
to accuse any great persons of such a crime . My business in those papers was to
...
Page 37
Then for the criminal , he was needy and vicious : He owed his death to the
secretary's watchful pursuit of him , and would therefore probably incline to
hearken to any offers that would save his life , gratify his revenge , and make him
easy in ...
Then for the criminal , he was needy and vicious : He owed his death to the
secretary's watchful pursuit of him , and would therefore probably incline to
hearken to any offers that would save his life , gratify his revenge , and make him
easy in ...
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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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