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" ... it was written by one whose virtue sits easy about him, and to whom vice is thoroughly contemptible. It was said by one of this company, alluding to that knowledge of the world the author seems to have, ' The man writes much like a gentleman, and... "
The Political Writings of Sir Richard Steele - Page 259
by Sir Richard Steele - 1715 - 308 pages
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The Tatler; corrected from the originals, with a preface ..., Volume 1

Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 390 pages
...knowledge * First published by Swift in 1709. E2 of the world the author- seems to have, " The man writes much like a gentleman, and goes to Heaven with a very good mien." St. James's Coffee-house, April 20. Letters from Italy say, that the Marquis de Prie, upon the receipt...
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Memoirs of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - Authors, Irish - 1826 - 334 pages
...whose virtue sits easy about him, and to whom vice is thoroughly contemptible, — who writes very much like a gentleman, and goes to heaven with a very good mien. A lighter species of literary amusement occasionally occupied Swift's time during this part of his...
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The miscellaneous prose works of sir Walter Scott, Volume 2

sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 560 pages
...for the Advancement of Religion, and of its author, with the following simple and manly comment : " The gentleman I here intended was Dr Swift. This kind...that time : we have not met of late, but I hope he deserves this character still." As it seldom happens that two intimate friends can descend to personal...
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Life of Swift. Appendix: Anecdotes of the family of Swift, a fragment ...

Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1827 - 550 pages
...whose virtue sits easy ahout him, and to whom vice is thoroughly contemptihle, — who writes very much like a gentleman, and goes to heaven with a very good mien. A lighter species of literary amusement, occasionally occupied Swift's time during this part of his...
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The Guardian: Complete in One Volume, with Notes, and a General Index

English essays - 1829 - 804 pages
...of the company, alluding to that knowledge of the world the author seems to have, " The man writes much like a gentleman, and goes to heaven with a very good mien." St. James' i Coffee-house, April 20. Letters from Italy say, that the marquis de Prie, upon the receipt...
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Life of Jonathan Swift

Walter Scott - 1829 - 380 pages
...whose virtue sits easy about him, and to whom vice is thoroughly contemptible, — who writes very much like a gentleman, and goes to heaven with a very good mien. A lighter species of literary amusement, occasionally occupied Swift's time during this part of his...
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The Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart: Life of Jonathan Swift

Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1829 - 388 pages
...for the Advancement of Religion, and of its author, with the following simple and manly comment : " The gentleman I here intended was Dr. Swift. This kind of man 1 thought him at that time : we have not met of late, but I hope he deserves this character still."...
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The Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart: Memoirs of Jonathan Swift

Walter Scott - France - 1834 - 554 pages
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The Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, Volume 2

Walter Scott - 1834 - 556 pages
...whose virtue sits easy about him, and to whom vice is thoroughly contemptible, — who writes very much like a gentleman, and goes to heaven with a very good mien. A lighter species of literary amusement occasionally occupied Swift's time during this part of his...
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The Waverley Novels: With the Author's Last Corrections and Additions, Volume 8

Walter Scott - 1847 - 726 pages
...whose virtue sits easy about him, and to whotn vice is thorougb.lv contemptible, — who writes very much like a gentleman, and goes to heaven with a very good mien. A lighter species of literary amusement, occasionally occupied Swifts time during this part of his...
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