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... desire you will write my name , and ex dono before them in large letters . I desire my humble service to Mrs. Windar , and that you will let her know I shall pay a visit at Carmony some day or other , how little soever any of you may ...
... desire you will write my name , and ex dono before them in large letters . I desire my humble service to Mrs. Windar , and that you will let her know I shall pay a visit at Carmony some day or other , how little soever any of you may ...
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... desire that you will please to bury her in some part of your church near a wall where a plain marble stone may be fixed , as a * See the decree for concluding the treaty between Dr. Swift and this lady , in the eighth volume of this ...
... desire that you will please to bury her in some part of your church near a wall where a plain marble stone may be fixed , as a * See the decree for concluding the treaty between Dr. Swift and this lady , in the eighth volume of this ...
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... desire your lord- ship to believe me to be , with very great respect and truth , my lord , your lordship's most dutiful and most humble servant , J. SWIFT . Extract from the MS . Diary of Bishop KENNET , in the Library of the Marquis of ...
... desire your lord- ship to believe me to be , with very great respect and truth , my lord , your lordship's most dutiful and most humble servant , J. SWIFT . Extract from the MS . Diary of Bishop KENNET , in the Library of the Marquis of ...
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... desire he would inform me in this matter ; but , having only a slender ac- quaintance with him , I would beg your lordship to second my request , that the dean would please to let me know the practice of his cathedral , and his power in ...
... desire he would inform me in this matter ; but , having only a slender ac- quaintance with him , I would beg your lordship to second my request , that the dean would please to let me know the practice of his cathedral , and his power in ...
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... any good copies of pictures by great hands , I desire when you would buy two to buy three , and the third shall be taken off your hands , with thanks , and 1 and all accidents be answered by the buyer . 36 . LETTERS TO AND FROM.
... any good copies of pictures by great hands , I desire when you would buy two to buy three , and the third shall be taken off your hands , with thanks , and 1 and all accidents be answered by the buyer . 36 . LETTERS TO AND FROM.
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acquaintance answer archbishop archbishop of Dublin Atterbury believe Berkeley Berkeley bishop BISHOP ATTERBURY bishop Berkeley CALIFORNIA LIBRARY censure character Chelsea Christ Church Clarendon court David Mallet dean of St dean's Deane Swift deanery death Delany desire dined dissenters doctor Dublin earl England English esteem farther favour fortune friends friendship genius gentlemen give grace honour hope humble servant Ireland Irish Johnson JONATH justice king kingdom lady late letter live London lord Bolingbroke LORD PALMERSTON lordship madam majesty manner mean merit mind never obedient obliged occasion Orrery parliament Patrick's person Pilkington pleased poor Pope pray prince publick queen reason received religion repeal respect royal sent sir William Temple Stella Swift tell thing thought tion told truth UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Vanessa Verses whigs wish writ write xviii
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Página 205 - His Tale of a Tub has little resemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar, that it must be considered by itself; what is true of that, is not true of any thing else which he has written.
Página 47 - I think there is not a greater folly than that of entering into too strict and particular a friendship, with the loss of which a man must be absolutely miserable ; but especially at an age when it is too late to engage in a new friendship. Besides, this was a person of my own rearing and instructing from childhood ; who excelled in every good quality that can possibly accomplish a human creature.
Página 209 - I'll tell you one that first comes into my head. One evening, Gay and I went to see him: you know how intimately we were all acquainted. On our coming in, 'Heyday, gentlemen (says the Doctor), what's the meaning of this visit ? How came you to leave all the great Lords, that you are so fond of, to come hither to see a poor Dean ? ' — Because we would rather see you than any of them.
Página 210 - Ay, that would have done very well : two shillings : tarts a shilling. But you will drink a glass of wine with me, though you supped so much before your usual time, only to spare my pocket.' — ' No, we had rather talk with you than drink with you.
Página 209 - Ay, any one that did not know so well as I do might believe you. But since you are come, I must get some supper for you, I suppose.
Página 213 - ... powers. They are often humorous, almost always light, and have the qualities which recommend such compositions, easiness and gaiety. They are, for the most part, what their author intended. The diction is correct, the numbers are smooth, and the rhymes exact. There seldom occurs a hard.laboured expression, or a redundant epithet ; all his verses exemplify his own definition of a good style, they consist of " proper words in proper places.
Página 148 - Mr Lewis every day remembers you. I lie at his house in town. Dr Arbuthnot's daughter does not degenerate from the humour and goodness of her father. I love her much.
Página 22 - he shall not begin to print till I have a thousand guineas for him.' Lord Treasurer, after leaving the Queen, came through the room, beckoning Dr. Swift to follow him, — both went off just before prayers.
Página 21 - He was soliciting the Earl of Arran to speak to his brother, the Duke of Ormond, to get a chaplain's place established in the garrison of Hull for Mr. Fiddes, a clergyman in that neighborhood who had lately been in jail, and published sermons to pay fees.
Página 212 - He seems to have wasted life in discontent, by the rage of neglected pride, and the languishment of unsatisfied desire. He is querulous and fastidious, arrogant and malignant; he scarcely speaks of himself but with indignant lamentations, or of others but with insolent superiority when he is gay, and with angry contempt when he is gloomy.