The Works of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift ...C. Bathurst, W. Strahan, 1784 |
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... say his prayers without a great deal of reluctancy ; and when he doth fay them , the fpirit and fervour of devotion evaporate in a very fhort time ; and he can fcarely hold out a prayer of ten lines , without a number of idle and imper ...
... say his prayers without a great deal of reluctancy ; and when he doth fay them , the fpirit and fervour of devotion evaporate in a very fhort time ; and he can fcarely hold out a prayer of ten lines , without a number of idle and imper ...
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... say for themselves , if they could fatisfy the general reason of mankind in their opinions ; but herein they are miferably defective , abfurd , and ridiculous ; they strain at a gnat , and swallow a camel : they can believe that the ...
... say for themselves , if they could fatisfy the general reason of mankind in their opinions ; but herein they are miferably defective , abfurd , and ridiculous ; they strain at a gnat , and swallow a camel : they can believe that the ...
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... says be true ; because the motive or cause is evil , not to ferve his prince or country , but to gratify his own refentments . And therefore , although a man thus accused may be very justly punished by the law , yet this doth by no ...
... says be true ; because the motive or cause is evil , not to ferve his prince or country , but to gratify his own refentments . And therefore , although a man thus accused may be very justly punished by the law , yet this doth by no ...
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... say , to the gene- rality of mankind ; because while their law , and property , and religion are preferved , it is of no great confequence to them by whom they are go- verned , and therefore they are under no tempta- tions to defire a ...
... say , to the gene- rality of mankind ; because while their law , and property , and religion are preferved , it is of no great confequence to them by whom they are go- verned , and therefore they are under no tempta- tions to defire a ...
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... saying : if these charity - children were trained up in the manner I mentioned , and then bound apprentices in the families of gentlemen and citizens ( for which a late law giveth great encouragement ) be- ing accustomed from their ...
... saying : if these charity - children were trained up in the manner I mentioned , and then bound apprentices in the families of gentlemen and citizens ( for which a late law giveth great encouragement ) be- ing accustomed from their ...
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Página 39 - And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
Página 39 - And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Página 247 - She was sickly from her childhood until about the age of fifteen, but then grew into perfect health, and was looked upon as one of the most beautiful, graceful, and agreeable young women in London, only a little too fat. Her hair was blacker than a raven, and every feature of her face in perfection.
Página 249 - This is the night of the funeral, which my sickness will not suffer me to attend. It is now nine at night ; and I am removed into another apartment, that I may not see the light in the church, which is just over against the window of my bed-chamber.
Página 247 - ... acquaintance in Ireland, I prevailed with her and her dear friend and companion, the other lady, to draw what money they had into Ireland, a great part of their fortune being in annuities upon funds.
Página 76 - Simeon and Levi are brethren ; Instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. O my soul, come not thou into their secret ; Unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united : For in their anger they slew a man, And in their selfwill they digged down a wall. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce ; And their wrath, for it was cruel : 1 will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
Página 398 - ... attended at his lodgings, and followed him with huzzas, as he went to court, or returned from it. As he was a man of humour, he would always thank them for their civilities, when he left them at the door, to go in to the king ; and would let them know exactly at what hour he intended to come out again, and return to his lodgings.
Página 187 - I never saw, heard, nor read, that the clergy were beloved in any nation where Christianity was the religion of the country. Nothing can render them popular, but some degree of persecution.
Página 272 - The two maxims, of any great man at court are* always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word.
Página 248 - Never was any of her sex born with better gifts of the mind, or who more improved them by reading and conversation.