 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 574 pages
...made a present of his book of Travels to Dr. Swift, in the blank leaf of whiph he wrote the following To Dr. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion,...truest friend, And the greatest genius of his age, This Book is presented by hi* Mod humble servant, The AUTHOR. the church in great danger, notwithstanding... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1805 - 424 pages
...a Tub, sent him a copy of his travels, in a blank leaf of which he had written the following lines: TO DR. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion,...truest friend, And the greatest genius of his age, This Book is presented by his Most humble servant, THE AHTHOH. Though bashful, and more than ordinarily... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 336 pages
...present of his book of Travels to Dt Swift ; in the black leaf of which he wrote the following words : " To Dr. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion, The truest friend, And the greatest geoins of his age, This book is presented by his. , Jfiost humble servant, The AUTHOR.": IC so successfully... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 342 pages
...changes should happen as I could not foresee ; and they all believe I differ from them in that point. Mr. Addison, who goes over first secretary, is a most excellent person ; aud being my most intimate friend, I shall use all my credit to set him right in his notions of persons... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1814 - 404 pages
...Tub, sent him a copy of his travels, in a blank leaf of which he had written the following lines : TO DR. JONATHAN SWIFT, The most agreeable companion,...truest friend, And the greatest genius of his age. This Book u presented by his Most humble Servant, THE AUTHOB. Though bashful, and more than ordinarily... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - English literature - 1814 - 496 pages
...an opinion favourable to removal of the test. and they all believe I differ from them in that point. Mr Addison, who goes over first secretary, is a most...excellent person ; and being my most intimate friend, I shall use all my credit to set him right in his notions of persons and things. I spoke to him with... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 498 pages
...favourable to remoral of the test. and they all believe I differ from them in that point. :-»•'•• Mr Addison, Who goes over first secretary, is a most...excellent person ; and being my most intimate friend, I shall use all my credit to set him right in his notions of persons and things. I spoke to him with... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - English literature - 1814 - 686 pages
...Melchisedec." person. A copy of Addison's travels, presented by him to our author, is inscribed " To Doctor Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his age, this book is presented by his most humble servant, the author." * Nor was Swift backward in expressing... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 676 pages
...Melchisedec." person. A copy of Addisoii's travels, presented by him to our author, is inscribed " To Doctor Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his age, this book is presented by his most humble servant, the author." * Nor was Swift backward in expressing... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1868 - 766 pages
...the nobility, of the eighteenth century. Addison, who damned others with faint praise, in 1709 called Swift " the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his times " ; and nearly ten years later wrote to him thus : " I have always honored you for your good-nature,... | |
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To Dr. Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the -greatest genius of his age. 
