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" ... their manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither from the left to the right, like the Europeans ; nor from the right to the left, like the Arabians ; nor from up to down, like the Chinese ; but aslant, from one corner of the paper to the other,... "
History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles ... - Page 346
by Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1838
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A voyage to Lilliput

Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...Arabians 5 nor from up to down, like the Chtnefe ; nor from down to up, like the Cafcagianss but aflant from one Corner of the Paper to the other, like Ladies in. England. THEY bury their Dead with their Heads dircctly downwards, becaufe they hold an Opinion, that in eleven...
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Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World: In Four Parts. By Lemuel ...

Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...from the Right to the Left, like the Arabian* ; nor from up to down, like the Cbinefe ; but aflant from one Corner of the Paper to the other, like Ladies in England. They bary their Dead with their Heads directly downwards, becaufe they hold an Opinion, that in eleven...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...Arabians ; nor from up to down, like the Chinefe ; nor from down to 'up, like the Cafeqgians ; but aflant from one Corner of the Paper to the other, like Ladies in England. THEY bury their Dead with their Heads directly downwards ; becaufe they hold an Opinion, that in eleven...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...nor from the right to the left, like the arabians ; nor from up to down, like the chinefe; but aflant from one corner of the paper to the other, like ladies in England. They bury their dead with their heads directly downwards, becaufe they hold an opinion, that in eleven...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...from the right to the left, like the Arabians ; nor from up to down, like the Chinefe : bat allant from one corner of the paper to the other, like ladies in England. They bury their dead with their heads direilly downwards, becaufe they hold an opinion, that in eleven...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 6

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pages
...their learning, which for many ages has flourished in all its branches among them : but their manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither from the...of the paper to the other, like ladies in England. They bury their dead with their heads directly downwards, because they hold an opinion, that in eleven...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's travels. Directions to servants

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...their learning, which for many ages has flourished in all its branches among them : but their manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither from the...of the paper to the other, like ladies in England. They bury their dead with their heads directly downward, because they hold an opinion, that in eleven...
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Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World

Jonathan Swift - 1834 - 354 pages
...like the Europeans ; nor from the right to the left, like the Arabians ; nor from up to down, liko the Chinese ; but aslant from one corner of the paper to the other, like ladies in England. They bury their dead with their heads directly downward, because they hold an opinion, that la eleven...
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History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Paris, Volume 1

Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1849 - 602 pages
...Lord Peterborough, April 28, 1726. j Letter of February 1, 1727. § Letter to Swift, November 8, 1726. style of writing is very peculiar, being neither from...In the following passage, for example, he doubtless bad in view the proceedings against Attcrbury and Layer, and some of the Royal speeches at that period:...
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Outlines of the History of the English Language

George Lillie Craik - 1851 - 192 pages
...their learning, which for many ages has flourished in all its branches among them ; but their manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither from the...of the paper to the other, like ladies in England. 34. Conclusion of Johnson's Preface to his " English Dictionary : " — 1755. In this work, when it...
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