THE WORKS OF THE Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 3C. BATHURST, in Fleetstreet, 1760 |
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... say , when the ftate would of itself gladly be quiet , and hath , be- fides , affairs of the last importance upon the anvil , to impeach Miltiades after a great naval victory , for not pursuing the Perfian fleet : to impeach Ariftides ...
... say , when the ftate would of itself gladly be quiet , and hath , be- fides , affairs of the last importance upon the anvil , to impeach Miltiades after a great naval victory , for not pursuing the Perfian fleet : to impeach Ariftides ...
Page 104
... says he believes one fyllable of the matter ? And is any man worse received upon that fcore , or does he find his want of nominal faith a disadvantage to him in the pursuit of any civil or military employment ? What if there be an old ...
... says he believes one fyllable of the matter ? And is any man worse received upon that fcore , or does he find his want of nominal faith a disadvantage to him in the pursuit of any civil or military employment ? What if there be an old ...
Page 164
... say their prayers when they re- ceive the facrament : but they abhor all thoughts of occafional commiffions ; they will not do our drudgery , and we reap the benefit : it is not worth their while to fight pro aris et focis ; and they ...
... say their prayers when they re- ceive the facrament : but they abhor all thoughts of occafional commiffions ; they will not do our drudgery , and we reap the benefit : it is not worth their while to fight pro aris et focis ; and they ...
Page 165
Jonathan Swift. mons , and perhaps much harder the next . For , to say the truth , we make a mighty difference here between fuffering thistles to grow among us , and wearing them for pofies . We are fully convinced in our con- fciences ...
Jonathan Swift. mons , and perhaps much harder the next . For , to say the truth , we make a mighty difference here between fuffering thistles to grow among us , and wearing them for pofies . We are fully convinced in our con- fciences ...
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... say no more in its justification at present , than that it hath in all ages been defended by many learned men , and among the reft by Socrates himself , whom I look upon as undoubt- edly the wifeft of uninspired mortals : to which if we ...
... say no more in its justification at present , than that it hath in all ages been defended by many learned men , and among the reft by Socrates himself , whom I look upon as undoubt- edly the wifeft of uninspired mortals : to which if we ...
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