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20 That this promise might not be forgotten , Swift dedicated to the King the posthumous works with which he was intrusted * ; but neither the dedication , nor tenderness for the man whom he once had treated with confidence and fondness ...
20 That this promise might not be forgotten , Swift dedicated to the King the posthumous works with which he was intrusted * ; but neither the dedication , nor tenderness for the man whom he once had treated with confidence and fondness ...
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To Tickell he wrote from London in 1726 : - ' I wonder how you could expect to see Mrs. Johnson in a morning , which I , her oldest acquaintance , have not done these dozen years , except once or twice in a journey . ' Ib . xix . 283 .
To Tickell he wrote from London in 1726 : - ' I wonder how you could expect to see Mrs. Johnson in a morning , which I , her oldest acquaintance , have not done these dozen years , except once or twice in a journey . ' Ib . xix . 283 .
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If Christianity were once abolished , how could the freethinkers , the strong reasoners , and the men of profound learning be able to find another subject so calculated , in all points , whereon to display their abilities ?
If Christianity were once abolished , how could the freethinkers , the strong reasoners , and the men of profound learning be able to find another subject so calculated , in all points , whereon to display their abilities ?
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By Harley's favour once again he shines ; Is now caress'd by candidate divines . • The Scottish nation , whom he durst offend , Again apply that Swift would be their friend . ' Ib . xii . 304 .
By Harley's favour once again he shines ; Is now caress'd by candidate divines . • The Scottish nation , whom he durst offend , Again apply that Swift would be their friend . ' Ib . xii . 304 .
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62 While he was waiting in this retirement for events which time or chance might bring to pass , the death of the Queen broke down at once the whole system of Tory politicks ; and nothing remained but to withdraw from the implacability ...
62 While he was waiting in this retirement for events which time or chance might bring to pass , the death of the Queen broke down at once the whole system of Tory politicks ; and nothing remained but to withdraw from the implacability ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets: Swift-Lyttelton Volume 3 of Lives of the English Poets, George Birkbeck Norman Hill |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | George Birkbeck Norman Hill |
| Publisher | Clarendon Press, 1905 |
| Original from | University of California, Berkeley |
| Digitized | 20 Apr 2015 |
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