The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift: Historical and political tracts-EnglishG. Bell, 1901 |
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Page vii
... principle or a law of nations . Even the special pleadings , apart from the purpose they were.in- tended to serve , have their spring in what , to use a meta- physical term , may be called " true universals . " . U Swift had a terrible ...
... principle or a law of nations . Even the special pleadings , apart from the purpose they were.in- tended to serve , have their spring in what , to use a meta- physical term , may be called " true universals . " . U Swift had a terrible ...
Page xiii
... PRINCIPLES AS A WHIG , to oppose tHE QUEEN . IN A LETTER TO A WHIG LORD . A LETTER FROM THE PRETENDER TO A WHIG LORD A LETTER OF THANKS FROM LORD WHARTON TO THE BISHOP OF ST . ASAPH , IN THE NAME OF THE KIT CAT CLUB . . · REMARKS ON ...
... PRINCIPLES AS A WHIG , to oppose tHE QUEEN . IN A LETTER TO A WHIG LORD . A LETTER FROM THE PRETENDER TO A WHIG LORD A LETTER OF THANKS FROM LORD WHARTON TO THE BISHOP OF ST . ASAPH , IN THE NAME OF THE KIT CAT CLUB . . · REMARKS ON ...
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... principles suitable to it recommended by Tom Brodrick , so far in- gratiated him with his Excellency , that being provided of a proper chaplain already , he took him however into a great degree of favour : The doctor attended his ...
... principles suitable to it recommended by Tom Brodrick , so far in- gratiated him with his Excellency , that being provided of a proper chaplain already , he took him however into a great degree of favour : The doctor attended his ...
Page 15
... principles , but that he might return to Ireland with some little opinion of his credit at court , which had mightily suffered by many disappointments , especially the last , of his chaplain Dr. Lloyd . It would be incredible to relate ...
... principles , but that he might return to Ireland with some little opinion of his credit at court , which had mightily suffered by many disappointments , especially the last , of his chaplain Dr. Lloyd . It would be incredible to relate ...
Page 35
... principles . " Now , that the face of things is changed , and we have liberty to retort upon them , they are for calling down fire from heaven upon us ; though by a sort of indulgence which they were strangers to , we allow them equal ...
... principles . " Now , that the face of things is changed , and we have liberty to retort upon them , they are for calling down fire from heaven upon us ; though by a sort of indulgence which they were strangers to , we allow them equal ...
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