The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift: Historical and political tracts-EnglishG. Bell, 1901 |
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Page 13
... shew he meant fair , he married his damosel publicly here in London , and his Excellency as honourably engaged his credit to get him the bishopric ; but the matter was reckoned so infamous , that both the archbishops here , especially ...
... shew he meant fair , he married his damosel publicly here in London , and his Excellency as honourably engaged his credit to get him the bishopric ; but the matter was reckoned so infamous , that both the archbishops here , especially ...
Page 23
... shew every body his favours as they behaved themselves ; which the Lord Chief Justice Brodrick was pleased to approve of , by saying , " That was very honourable , that was very gracious , " though he knew the contrary himself . In ...
... shew every body his favours as they behaved themselves ; which the Lord Chief Justice Brodrick was pleased to approve of , by saying , " That was very honourable , that was very gracious , " though he knew the contrary himself . In ...
Page 79
... shew us what might have been done with the like management , by a public undertaking . At least we might easily have prevented those great returns of money to France and Spain , though we could not have taken it ourselves . And if it be ...
... shew us what might have been done with the like management , by a public undertaking . At least we might easily have prevented those great returns of money to France and Spain , though we could not have taken it ourselves . And if it be ...
Page 81
... shew how tamely we have suffered each of our allies to infringe every article in those treaties and stipulations by which they were bound , and to lay the load upon us . But before I enter upon this , which is a large subject , I shall ...
... shew how tamely we have suffered each of our allies to infringe every article in those treaties and stipulations by which they were bound , and to lay the load upon us . But before I enter upon this , which is a large subject , I shall ...
Page 89
... shew how this prince has treated the Queen , to whom he owes such infinite obligations . Her Majesty borrowed two hundred thousand pounds from the Genoese , and sent it to Barcelona , for the 1 Sir James Wishart ( d . 1729 ) was one of ...
... shew how this prince has treated the Queen , to whom he owes such infinite obligations . Her Majesty borrowed two hundred thousand pounds from the Genoese , and sent it to Barcelona , for the 1 Sir James Wishart ( d . 1729 ) was one of ...
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Page 182 - Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?