The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, Volume 11Bell, 1907 |
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Page 14
... heads ; and upon reading this gibberish , we have found that which the men had wrote , by the frequent encountering of rough consonants , to sound like High Dutch ; and the other , by the women , like Italian , abounding in vowels and ...
... heads ; and upon reading this gibberish , we have found that which the men had wrote , by the frequent encountering of rough consonants , to sound like High Dutch ; and the other , by the women , like Italian , abounding in vowels and ...
Page 29
... head of the table , or beef at the bottom ? Is there no advantage in the first plate , or the earliest com- pliment of the glass ; or the respect of waiters ; or in ruling the books at a quarter sessions , and being honoured with the ...
... head of the table , or beef at the bottom ? Is there no advantage in the first plate , or the earliest com- pliment of the glass ; or the respect of waiters ; or in ruling the books at a quarter sessions , and being honoured with the ...
Page 33
... head , and fix in froth ) I would observe , I say , that there is a secret way of taking place without sensible precedence , and consequently without offence . This is a useful secret , and I will publish it here from my own prac- tice ...
... head , and fix in froth ) I would observe , I say , that there is a secret way of taking place without sensible precedence , and consequently without offence . This is a useful secret , and I will publish it here from my own prac- tice ...
Page 35
... head ; " but I wish him with more propriety , a good stomach , or a better dinner . I could here chemico - mechanically resolve men's parts into their feeding , and shew what sort of humours and genius must necessarily proceed from ...
... head ; " but I wish him with more propriety , a good stomach , or a better dinner . I could here chemico - mechanically resolve men's parts into their feeding , and shew what sort of humours and genius must necessarily proceed from ...
Page 39
... head with both hands , and so daggle his gown out of ceremony ; it is the same respect to a spruce bob , to let it lie quiet and undisturbed in its hat - case . I know no reason , why powder and oil should submit to grease and greyness ...
... head with both hands , and so daggle his gown out of ceremony ; it is the same respect to a spruce bob , to let it lie quiet and undisturbed in its hat - case . I know no reason , why powder and oil should submit to grease and greyness ...
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