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Page 93
Swift . The king of Portugal would decamp on the twentyAn atheist is but a mad
ridiculous derider of piety ; fourth in order to march upon the enemy . Tatler . lat a
hypocrite makes a sober jest of God and reliDECA'NT , v . a . Fr. decanter ; Lat ...
Swift . The king of Portugal would decamp on the twentyAn atheist is but a mad
ridiculous derider of piety ; fourth in order to march upon the enemy . Tatler . lat a
hypocrite makes a sober jest of God and reliDECA'NT , v . a . Fr. decanter ; Lat ...
Page 293
Swift's Directions to the Cook . Johnson , Irene . For the form of the wheels , some
make them more My temper is naturally open ; and it ought , as- dishing , as they
call it , than others ; that is , more consuredly , to be without disguise to a ...
Swift's Directions to the Cook . Johnson , Irene . For the form of the wheels , some
make them more My temper is naturally open ; and it ought , as- dishing , as they
call it , than others ; that is , more consuredly , to be without disguise to a ...
Page 300
Andrew Marvel uses the word disoccidentated inlingly disoblige them . stead of
disorientated : Geneva had disoccidentated Swift concerning the Sacramental
Test . our geographer . ' Dr. A. Rees . Peremptoriness can befit no form of ...
Andrew Marvel uses the word disoccidentated inlingly disoblige them . stead of
disorientated : Geneva had disoccidentated Swift concerning the Sacramental
Test . our geographer . ' Dr. A. Rees . Peremptoriness can befit no form of ...
Page 309
Swift . Arius won to hiinself both followers and great deThe earth is now placed
so conveniently , that plants fenders ; whereupon mach disquietness ensued .
Hooker . thrive and flourish in it , and animals live ; this is matter of fact , and
beyond ...
Swift . Arius won to hiinself both followers and great deThe earth is now placed
so conveniently , that plants fenders ; whereupon mach disquietness ensued .
Hooker . thrive and flourish in it , and animals live ; this is matter of fact , and
beyond ...
Page 491
DREUX , a town of France , in the depart This , by the stile , the manner , and the
drift , ment of the Eure and Loire , and ci - devant pro- ' Twas thought could be the
work of none but Swift . vince of Beauce . It is remarkable for its antiSwift ...
DREUX , a town of France , in the depart This , by the stile , the manner , and the
drift , ment of the Eure and Loire , and ci - devant pro- ' Twas thought could be the
work of none but Swift . vince of Beauce . It is remarkable for its antiSwift ...
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| Title | The London Encyclopaedia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature, and Practical Mechanics, Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge. Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams, Volume 7 The London Encyclopaedia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature, and Practical Mechanics, Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge. Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams, Thomas Curtis |
| Editor | Thomas Curtis |
| Publisher | T. Tegg, 1829 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Oct 2007 |
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