...authority — whatever that is worth — that ' a bishop here said that book was full of improbable lies, and for his part he hardly believed a word of it ; and so much for Gulliver.'2 Mr. Isaac Bickerstaff's ' Predictions ' were burnt in all seriousness by the Inquisition...

...inclined to resent the criticism of an Irish bishop who said that ' the book was full of improbable lies, and for his part he hardly believed a word of it.' It is curious to note that Swift, who made a strange vow in early life ' not to be fond of children,...

...naturally indeed, that Travels." a good Irish bishop declared that " the book was full of improbable lies, and for his part, he hardly believed a word of it." The picture of the Struldbrugs, those hideous creatures who never die, and only grow old, retaining...

...inclined to resent the criticism of an Irish bishop who said that ' the book was full of improbable lies, and for his part he hardly believed a word of it.' It is curious to note that Swift, who made a strange vow in early life ' not to be fond of children,...

...have been raised to it, concluding with — " a bishop here said that the book was full of improbable lies, and, for his part, he hardly believed a word of it ; and so much for ' Gulliver.' " " Gulliver " was the sensation of the winter of 1726-7. Arbuthnot prophesied that the book would...

...believe that the incidents told really occurred. One Irish bishop said that it was full of improbable lies, and, for his part, he hardly believed a word of it. The scheme of the book has been known to us all from our childhood. In the first part, Gulliver describes,...

...let censure and opinion take their course. A Bishop here said that the book was full of improbable lies, and, for his part, he hardly believed a word of it ; and so much for Gulliver." The book, however, was not without its detractors. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu wrote in indignation to...

...let censure and opinion take their course. A Bishop here said that the book was full of improbable lies, and, for his part, he hardly believed a word of it ; and so much for Gulliver." The book, however, was not without its detractors. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu wrote in indignation to...

...is to let censure and opinion take their course. A Bishop here said that book was full of improbable lies, and for his part, he hardly believed a word of it; and so much for Gulliver. Let me add, that if I were Gulliver's friend I would desire all my acquaintance to give out that his...

...(III, 368) Swift wrote: "A Bishop here said that the book (Gulliver's Travels) was full of improbable lies, and for his part, he hardly believed a word of it." 32 Monsieur Bossu's Treatise of the Epick Poem: Containing Many Curious Reflexions, very useful and...