The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. In Thirteen Volumes. ...John Donadlson [sic], London, 1774 |
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Common terms and phrases
affure againſt anfwer becauſe befides beft beſt Biſhop cafe caufe confequently Countess of SUFFOLK court Dean deferve defign defire Doctor Duke Earl efteem England ev'ry Excellency faid fame fatire favour feems fend fenfe fent fervice feven feveral fhall fhew fhip fhould fince firft firſt fome fometimes foon friends ftill fubject fuch fuppofe fure give Grace greateſt hath himſelf honeft honour hope houfe houſe humble fervant Ireland juft juftice King kingdom Lady Ladyfhip laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs letter Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord CARTERET Lordship MADAM Majefty minifter moft moft obedient moſt muft muſt myſelf never occafion pafs perfon pleafed pleaſe prefent preferve princes promife Queen reafon refpect ſhall Sheridan Swift tell thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe THOMAS SHERIDAN thoſe thought thouſand told underſtand univerfity uſed verfes virtue Whig whofe worfe writ write yourſelf
Popular passages
Page 62 - I do humbly entreat your Excellency either to use such persuasions as will keep one of the first men in this kingdom, for learning and virtue, quiet at home, or assist him, by your credit, to compass his romantic design; which, however, is very noble and generous, and directly proper for a great person of your excellent education to encourage.
Page 218 - Let pride be taught by this rebuke, How very mean a thing's a duke; From all his ill-got honours flung, Turn'd to that dirt from whence he sprung.
Page 61 - He showed me a little tract which he designs to publish, and there your excellency will see his whole scheme of a life...
Page 34 - ... when he gave a character : and lastly, as one, whose indiscretions proceeded altogether from a weak head, and not an ill heart. I will add one thing more, which is the highest compliment I can make, that I never was afraid of offending you, nor am now in any pain for the manner I write to you in. I have said enough ; and, like one at your levee, having made my bow, I shrink back into the crowd.
Page 25 - To say the truth, my lord, you began to be too happy for a mortal ; much more happy than is usual with the dispensations of Providence long to continue.
Page 33 - ... appearance of sincerity as I, so that according to common justice I can have but a thousandth part in return of what I give. And this difference is wholly owing to your station. And the misfortune is still the greater, because I always loved you just so much the worse for your station. For in your public capacity you have often angered me to the heart, but, as a private man, never once.
Page 29 - I bear to our friends in power, I never led a life so thoroughly uneasy as I do at present. Our situation is so bad, that our enemies could not, without abundance of invention and ability, have placed us so ill, if we had left it entirely to their management.
Page 44 - But, in return, I live a country life in town, see nobody, and go every day once to prayers ; and hope, in a few months, to grow as stupid as the present situation of affairs will require. Well, after all, parsons are not such bad company, especially when they are under subjection ; and I let none but such come near me.
Page 158 - Friendfhip's facred flame, But more by all the glories of thy fame; By all thofe offsprings of thy learned mind, In judgment folid, as in wit refin'd, Refolv'd I fing : Tho' lab'ring up the way To reach my theme, O Swift, accept my lay. Rapt by the force of thought, and rais'd above, Thro...
Page 182 - tis easy to descry She wants assistance more than I ; Yet seems to feel my pains alone, And is a stoic in her own.