 I to live a hundred lives, as many of his works will live ; which are absolutely original, unequalled, unexampled. His humanity, his charity, his condescension, his candour, are equal to his wit ;* and require as good and true a taste to be equally valued.  Letters, Written - Page 198by Jonathan Swift - 1766Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1766 - 440 pages
...purfue his memory, were I to live a hundred lives, as many as his works will live : which are abfolutely original, unequalled, unexampled. His humanity, his...have been the recorder of fo great a part of it, as fnines in his letters to me, and of which which my own are but as fo many acknowledgments. But, perhaps,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 504 pages
...which are abfolutely original, unequalled, unexampled. His humanity, his charity, his condelcenilon, his candour, are equal to his wit ; and require as...have been the recorder of fo great a part of it, as fhines in his letters to me, and of which my own are but as fo many acknowledgments. But, perhaps,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 414 pages
...purfue his memory, were I to live a hundred lives, as many as his works will live : Which are abfolutely original, unequalled, unexampled. His humanity, his...to be equally valued. When all this muft die, (this Isfl I mean), I would gladly have bten the recorder of fo great a part of it, as (nines fhines in his... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1787 - 524 pages
...purfue his memory, were I to live a hundred lives, as many as his works will live; which are abfolutely original, unequalled, unexampled. His humanity, his...are equal to his wit, and require as good and true a talle to be squally valued." But Pope wrote this to a jjnan who had no fuch true tafte. To one, who... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - Authors, English - 1787 - 528 pages
...purfue his memory, were I to live a hundred lives, as many as his works will live; which are abfolutely original, unequalled, unexampled. His humanity, his charity, his condefcenfion, his candour, are f qual to his wit, and require as good and true a tafte to be equally valued." But Pope wrote this... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 pages
...which are absolutely original, unequalled, unexampled. His humanity, his charity, his condescension, his candour, are equal to his wit ; and require as good and true a taste to be equally valued. When all this must die, (this last I mean) I would gladly have been the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 492 pages
...which are absolutely original, unequalled, unexampled. His humanity, his charity, his condescension, his candour, are equal to his wit ; and require as good and true a taste to be equally valued. When all this must die, (this last I mean) I would gladly have been the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 336 pages
...are absolutely original, unequalled, unexampled. His humanity, his charity, his condescension, bts candour, are equal to his wit, and require as good and true a taste to be equally valued." But Pope wrote this to a man who had no such true taste. To one, who in... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - English literature - 1814 - 594 pages
...which are absolutely original, unequalled, unexampled. His humanity, his charity, his condescension, his candour, are equal to his wit ; and' require as good and true a taste to be equally valued. When all this must die, (this last I mean) I would gladly have been the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 594 pages
...which are absolutely original, unequalled, unexampled. His humanity, his charity, his condescension, his candour, are equal to his wit ; and require as good and true a taste to be equally valued. When all this must die, (this last I mean) I would gladly have been the... | |
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