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" ... without suffering me to see them before he was paid, or giving me good security to restore my money for those that were lean, or shorn, or scabby, I would be none of his customer. I have heard of a man who had a mind to sell his house, and therefore... "
History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles ... - Page 95
by Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1837
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Drapier's letters [etc

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 448 pages
...without suffering me to see them before he was paid, or giving me good security to restore my money for those that were lean, or shorn, or scabby, I would...this is directly the case in point with Mr. Wood's essay. The next part of the paragraph, contains Mr. Wood's voluntary proposals for preventing any farther...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 9

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 442 pages
...me to see them before he was paid, or giving me good security to restore my money for those that wwe lean, or shorn, or scabby, I would be none of his...this is directly the case in point with Mr. Wood's essay. The next part of the paragraph, contains Mr. Wood's voluntary proposals for preventing any farther...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 8

Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 506 pages
...without suffering me to see them before he was paid, or giving me good security to restore my money for those that were lean, or shorn, or scabby, I would...directly the case in point with Mr. Wood's assay. The next part of the paragraph, contains Mr. Wood's voluntary proposals for preventing any farther...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 12

Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 352 pages
...without suffering me to see them before he was paid, or giving me good security to restore my money for those that were lean, or shorn, or scabby, I would...directly the case in point with Mr. Wood's assay. The next part of the paragraph, contains Mr. Wood's voluntary proposals for preventing any farther...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Tracts relative to Ireland. The drapier's ...

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - English literature - 1814 - 610 pages
...without suffering me to see them before he was paid, or giving me good security to restore my money for those that were lean, or shorn, or scabby, I would...is directly the case in point with Mr Wood's assay. The next part of the paragraph, contains Mr Wood's voluntary proposals for preventing any farther objections...
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The works of Jonathan Swift, containing additional letters, tracts ..., Volume 6

Jonathan Swift - 1824 - 538 pages
...had a mind to sell his house, and therefore carried a piece of brick in his pocket, which he shewed as a pattern to encourage purchasers; and this is directly the case in point with Mr Wood's assay. His first proposal is, " That whereas he has already coined seventeen thousand pounds, and has copper...
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History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Aix-la-Chaoelle ...

Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1837 - 522 pages
...Sheridan's Life of Swift, p. 241. ed. 1784. CHAP. can scarcely deny them a very high degree of adXHI miration. They are written with so much art, as 1724...Yet the Drapier takes care to drop an insinuation offoree : '' I hope the words voluntary and willing to re" ceive it will be understood and applied...
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History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of ..., Volume 2

Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1839 - 532 pages
...our beggars ! Do you think I will sell you , ^ " a yard of tenpenny stuff for twenty of Mr. 1724. " Wood's halfpence? No, not under two hundred, " at...Yet the Drapier takes care to drop an insinuation offoree: " I hope the words voluntary and willing to re" ceive it will be understood and applied in...
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History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Aix ..., Volume 1

Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1841 - 464 pages
...which he showed as a pattern to " encourage purchasers ; and this is directly the case in point wilh " Mr. Wood's assay." It is to be observed that the Government...coin ; their orders were only to allow it currency wilh those who might be willing to receive it. Yet the Drapier takes care to drop an insinuation of...
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Sketches of the History of Literature and Learning in England ..., Volumes 5-6

George Lillie Craik - English language - 1845 - 484 pages
...therefore carried a piece of brick in his pocket, which he showed as a pattern to encourage customers ; and this is directly the case in point with Mr. Wood's assay The paragraph concludes thus: " NB" (that is to say, nota bene or mark well) " No evidence appeared...
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