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Page 378
... Whig , with all the virulence and malevo- lence of his party ; yet difference of opinion did not keep us apart . I honoured him , and he endured me . He had mingled with the gay world , without ex- emption from its vices or its follies ...
... Whig , with all the virulence and malevo- lence of his party ; yet difference of opinion did not keep us apart . I honoured him , and he endured me . He had mingled with the gay world , without ex- emption from its vices or its follies ...
Page 431
... Whig Examiner , in which is employed all the force of gay malevolence and humorous satire . Of this paper , which just appeared and expired , Swift remarks , with exultation , that it is now down among the dead men . He might well ...
... Whig Examiner , in which is employed all the force of gay malevolence and humorous satire . Of this paper , which just appeared and expired , Swift remarks , with exultation , that it is now down among the dead men . He might well ...
Page 437
... Whig , in which it is not discovered that Steele was then known to be the advocate for the commons . Steele replied by a second Plebeian ; and , whether by ignorance or by courtesy , confined himself to his question , without any ...
... Whig , in which it is not discovered that Steele was then known to be the advocate for the commons . Steele replied by a second Plebeian ; and , whether by ignorance or by courtesy , confined himself to his question , without any ...
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