The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift: Historical and political tracts-EnglishG. Bell, 1901 |
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... telling some of his actions ; the character is very well , but the facts indifferent . It has been sent by dozens to ... tell all he knew of his subject . Swift's hatred of the man must be placed to Wharton's infamous government of ...
... telling some of his actions ; the character is very well , but the facts indifferent . It has been sent by dozens to ... tell all he knew of his subject . Swift's hatred of the man must be placed to Wharton's infamous government of ...
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... tell me , as he once did upon a like occasion , that " he is damnably mauled " ; and then with the easiest transition in the world , ask about the weather or time of the day ; so that I enter on the work with more cheerfulness , because ...
... tell me , as he once did upon a like occasion , that " he is damnably mauled " ; and then with the easiest transition in the world , ask about the weather or time of the day ; so that I enter on the work with more cheerfulness , because ...
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... tell you that the faction are driving at something in the House ; that you must be sure to attend , and to speak to all your friends to be there , though he knows at the same time that you and your friends are against him in that very ...
... tell you that the faction are driving at something in the House ; that you must be sure to attend , and to speak to all your friends to be there , though he knows at the same time that you and your friends are against him in that very ...
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... tell this story the more circumstantially , because it is affirmed by his Excellency's friends , that he never made more use of 1 James , second Duke of Ormond , succeeded Wharton as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland . He had been a Colonel in ...
... tell this story the more circumstantially , because it is affirmed by his Excellency's friends , that he never made more use of 1 James , second Duke of Ormond , succeeded Wharton as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland . He had been a Colonel in ...
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... tell his Excellency so at his levees ; who sometimes could not conceal his surprise , and then would promise , with half a dozen oaths , never to concern himself one way or other , these were broke every day , and every day detected ...
... tell his Excellency so at his levees ; who sometimes could not conceal his surprise , and then would promise , with half a dozen oaths , never to concern himself one way or other , these were broke every day , and every day detected ...
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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?