The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift: Contributions to "The Tatler," "The Examiner," "The Spectator," and "The Intelligencer."G. Bell, 1902 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 39
Page 5
... ladies of the period , who pretended , with rather too much ostentation , to embrace the doctrines of Platonic Love ... lady is the Madonella of the Tatler . This paper has been censured as a gross reflection on Mrs. Astell's character ...
... ladies of the period , who pretended , with rather too much ostentation , to embrace the doctrines of Platonic Love ... lady is the Madonella of the Tatler . This paper has been censured as a gross reflection on Mrs. Astell's character ...
Page 6
... Lady " and " Thoughts on Education " point out the extent of those studies . [ S. ] No man Nichols , in his edition of " The Tatler " ( 1786 ) , ascribes this paper to " Swift and Addison " ; but he thinks the humour of it " certainly ...
... Lady " and " Thoughts on Education " point out the extent of those studies . [ S. ] No man Nichols , in his edition of " The Tatler " ( 1786 ) , ascribes this paper to " Swift and Addison " ; but he thinks the humour of it " certainly ...
Page 7
... ladies are to be dealt with in a peculiar manner from all the rest of the sex . Flattery is the general way , and the way in this case ; but it is not to be done grossly . Every man that has wit , and humour , and raillery , can make a ...
... ladies are to be dealt with in a peculiar manner from all the rest of the sex . Flattery is the general way , and the way in this case ; but it is not to be done grossly . Every man that has wit , and humour , and raillery , can make a ...
Page 8
... Ladies for the Advancement of their true and greatest Interest " ( 1694 ) , was the friend of Lady Elizabeth Hastings and the correspondent of John Norris of Bemerton . There is not the slightest foundation for the gross and cruel ...
... Ladies for the Advancement of their true and greatest Interest " ( 1694 ) , was the friend of Lady Elizabeth Hastings and the correspondent of John Norris of Bemerton . There is not the slightest foundation for the gross and cruel ...
Page 9
... lady immediately answers , " If what I have said could have contributed to raise any thoughts in you that may make for the advancement of intellectual and divine conversation , I should think myself extremely happy . " He immediately ...
... lady immediately answers , " If what I have said could have contributed to raise any thoughts in you that may make for the advancement of intellectual and divine conversation , I should think myself extremely happy . " He immediately ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Aeneid affairs answer army avarice Beggar's Opera believe Bill bishops Cæsar called Church Cicero clergy consequence Convocation corruption court crown danger December Duchess of Marlborough Duke Duke of Marlborough Earl Earl of Wharton endeavours enemies England English Examiner faction favour forced former friends gentleman give Godolphin hands Harley hath History honour hope House of Commons House of Lords Isaac Bickerstaff January John Julius Cæsar King kingdom lady late ministry letter lion Lord manner Marlborough Medley Memoirs ment merit ministers nation nature never NUMB observed occasion opinion pamphlets paper Parliament party persons politics Popery present edition present ministry Pretender prince Queen Racan reason religion reprint revised Revolution Royal Assent ruin shew Steele Stella Swift Tatler things thought tion Tories Trans Translated true vols Whigs whole words writing
Popular passages
Page 21 - Chess Praxis. A Supplement to the Chess-player's Handbook. Containing the most important modern Improvements in the Openings ; Code of Chess Laws ; and a Selection of Morphy's Games. Annotated.
Page 15 - OVID'S Works, complete. Literally translated into Prose. 3 vols. 5*. each. PASCAL'S Thoughts. Translated from the Text of M. Auguste Molinier by C. Kegan Paul. 3rd Edition. v- M PAULI'S (Dr. R.) Life of Alfred the Great. Translated from the German To which is appended Alfred's ANGLO-SAXON VERSION OF OROSIUS. With a literal Translation interpaged, Notes, and an ANGLO-SAXON GRAMMAR and GLOSSARY, by B. Thorpe. 5*. PAUSANIAS
Page 16 - PICKERING'S History of the Races of Man, and their Geographical Distribution. With AN ANALYTICAL SYNOPSIS OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MAN by Dr.
Page 89 - Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons do in the name of all the people aforesaid most humbly and faithfully submit themselves, their heirs and posterities for ever...
Page 8 - GIBBON'S Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Complete and Unabridged, with Variorum Notes. Edited by an English Churchman. With 2 Maps and Portrait.
Page 8 - GRIMM'S TALES. With the Notes of the Original. Translated by Mrs. A. Hunt. With Introduction by Andrew Lang, MA 2 vols. 3*. 6d, each. - Gammer Grethel; or, German Fairy Tales and Popular Stories. Containing 42 Fairy Tales. Trans, by Edgar Taylor. With numerous Woodcuts after George Cruikshank and Ludwig Grimm. 3*.
Page 2 - Chalmers on the Adaptation of External Nature to the Moral and Intellectual Constitution of Man.
Page 22 - THEODORET and EVAGRIUS. Histories of the Church from AD 332 to AD 427; and from AD 431 to AD 544. Translated from the Greek.
Page 4 - On the Nature of the Gods, Divination, Fate, Laws, a Republic, Consulship. Translated by Prof. CD Yonge, MA, and Francis Barham.