The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 17J. Johnson, J. Nichols, R. Baldwin, Otridge and Son, J. Sewell, F. and C. Rivington, T. Payne, R. Faulder, G. and J. Robinson, R. Lea, J. Nunn, W. Cuthell, T. Egerton, ... [and 12 others], 1801 |
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... pass , then not only pyed and gray horses , but also red or bay horses would pass likewise , which would be absurd and against reason . And this is another Strong argument in law , Nikil , quod est contra rationem , est licitum : for ...
... pass , then not only pyed and gray horses , but also red or bay horses would pass likewise , which would be absurd and against reason . And this is another Strong argument in law , Nikil , quod est contra rationem , est licitum : for ...
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... pass , that I was born in the year of our Lord Anno Domini 1655 , the year wherein our worthy benefactor esquire Bret did add one bell to the ring of this parish . So that it hath been wittily said , " that one and the same day did give ...
... pass , that I was born in the year of our Lord Anno Domini 1655 , the year wherein our worthy benefactor esquire Bret did add one bell to the ring of this parish . So that it hath been wittily said , " that one and the same day did give ...
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... pass over many others , which inform us of pa- rish affairs only , such as of the succession of curates ; a list of the weekly texts ; what psalms he chose on proper occasions ; and what children were born and buried : the last of which ...
... pass over many others , which inform us of pa- rish affairs only , such as of the succession of curates ; a list of the weekly texts ; what psalms he chose on proper occasions ; and what children were born and buried : the last of which ...
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... pass : there want but a few necessary forms , and a verdict or two more , to put me in quiet possession of my honour and estate : I question not , but that , according to your wonted generosity and goodness , you will give by prince ...
... pass : there want but a few necessary forms , and a verdict or two more , to put me in quiet possession of my honour and estate : I question not , but that , according to your wonted generosity and goodness , you will give by prince ...
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... pass an irreversible sentence upon all blue - eyed " children from the cradle * ; but that there may be " some show of justice in this proceeding , these chil- " dren ought to be trained up by masters , appointed " for that purpose , to ...
... pass an irreversible sentence upon all blue - eyed " children from the cradle * ; but that there may be " some show of justice in this proceeding , these chil- " dren ought to be trained up by masters , appointed " for that purpose , to ...
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Página 417 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike...
Página 112 - And strike to dust th' imperial tow'rs of Troy; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. What wonder then, fair nymph! thy hairs should feel The conqu'ring force of unresisted steel?
Página 115 - Form'da vast buckle for his widow's gown: Her infant grandame's whistle next it grew, The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew; Then in a bodkin grac'd her mother's hairs, Which long she wore, and now Belinda wears.) Boast not my fall (he cry'd) insulting foe ! Thou by some other shalt be laid as low.
Página 113 - The rebel Knave, who dares his prince engage, Proves the just victim of his royal rage.
Página 117 - Haste, then, ye spirits! to your charge repair: The flutt'ring fan be Zephyretta's care; The drops to thee, Brillante, we consign; And, Momentilla, let the watch be thine; Do thou, Crispissa, tend her fav'rite Lock; Ariel himself shall be the guard of Shock. To fifty chosen Sylphs, of special note, We trust th...
Página 416 - Pretty ! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, or straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms ! The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there.
Página 111 - Warn'd by the sylph, oh pious maid, beware ! This to disclose is all thy guardian can ; Beware of all, but most beware of man ! He said ; when Shock, who thought she slept too long, Leap'd up, and wak'd his mistress with his tongue.
Página 416 - But each man's secret standard in his mind, That casting-weight pride adds to emptiness, This, who can gratify ? for who can guess * The bard whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown, Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains from hard-bound brains eight lines a year...
Página 59 - THE DESCRIPTIONS. For a tempest.—" Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auster and Boreas, and cast them together in one verse. Add to these of rain, lightning, and of thunder, the loudest you can, quantum sufficit.
Página 144 - John was quick, and understood his business very well; but no man alive was more careless in looking into his accounts, or more cheated by partners, apprentices, and servants.