The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin ...W. Bowyer, C. Bathurst, W. Owen, W. Strahan, J. Rivington, J. Hinton, L. Davis, and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, J. Dodsley, S. Crowder and Company and B. Collins., 1768 |
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16. oldal
... equally ridiculous to be disappointed in endeavouring to make o- ther folks grieve , as to make them laugh . A plain convincing reafon may poffibly operate upon the mind , both of a learned and ignorant hearer as long as they live , and ...
... equally ridiculous to be disappointed in endeavouring to make o- ther folks grieve , as to make them laugh . A plain convincing reafon may poffibly operate upon the mind , both of a learned and ignorant hearer as long as they live , and ...
30. oldal
... equally understood by the wife , the vulgar , and the preacher himself . have been better entertained , and more informed by a few pages in the pilgrim's progress , than by a long discourse upon the will and the intellect , and fimple ...
... equally understood by the wife , the vulgar , and the preacher himself . have been better entertained , and more informed by a few pages in the pilgrim's progress , than by a long discourse upon the will and the intellect , and fimple ...
38. oldal
... equally divided between the english clergy and laity , than it is at prefent . There were feveral famous law- yers in that period , whofe writings are still in the highest repute , and fome hiftorians and poets , who were not of the ...
... equally divided between the english clergy and laity , than it is at prefent . There were feveral famous law- yers in that period , whofe writings are still in the highest repute , and fome hiftorians and poets , who were not of the ...
44. oldal
... equally noxious to fpi- ritual promotion . I have known indeed a few exceptions to fome parts of these obfervations . I have feen fome of the dullest men alive aiming at wit , and others with as little pretenfi- ons affecting politeness ...
... equally noxious to fpi- ritual promotion . I have known indeed a few exceptions to fome parts of these obfervations . I have feen fome of the dullest men alive aiming at wit , and others with as little pretenfi- ons affecting politeness ...
84. oldal
... equally become them . I would have you look upon finery as a neceffary folly ; which all great ladies did , whom I have ever known : I do not de- fire you to be out of the fashion , but to be the last and leaft in it . I expect , that ...
... equally become them . I would have you look upon finery as a neceffary folly ; which all great ladies did , whom I have ever known : I do not de- fire you to be out of the fashion , but to be the last and leaft in it . I expect , that ...
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110. oldal - Cavan, who protested to me that he never knew above one or two instances under the age of six, even in a part of the kingdom so renowned for the quickest proficiency in that art.
108. oldal - I propose to provide for them in such a manner as instead of being a charge upon their parents or the parish, or wanting food and raiment for the rest of their lives, they shall, on the contrary, contribute to the feeding and partly to the clothing of many thousands.
113. oldal - I have said, will make four dishes of excellent nutritive meat when he hath only some particular friend or his own family to dine with him. Thus the squire will learn to be a good landlord, and grow popular among his tenants, the mother will have eight shillings net profit, and be fit for work till she produces another child.
274. oldal - Of these am I, who thy protection claim, A watchful sprite, and Ariel is my name. Late, as I rang'd the crystal wilds of air, In the clear mirror of thy ruling star I saw, alas! some dread...
116. oldal - ... very well known that they are every day dying and rotting by cold and famine, and filth and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. And as to the...
205. oldal - Take of deities, male and female, as many as you can use. Separate them into two equal parts, and keep Jupiter in the middle. Let Juno put him in a ferment, and Venus mollify him. Remember on all occasions to make use of volatile Mercury.
279. oldal - And strike to dust th' imperial tow'rs of Troy; Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. What wonder then, fair nymph! thy hairs should feel, The conqu'ring force of unresisted steel?
107. oldal - But my intention is very far from being confined to provide only for the children of professed beggars; it is of a much greater extent, and shall take in the whole number of infants at a certain age who are born of parents in effect as little able to support them as those who demand our charity in the streets.
119. oldal - Men would become as fond of their wives during the time of their pregnancy as they are now of their mares in foal, their cows in calf, or sows when they are ready to farrow; nor offer to beat or kick them (as is too frequent a practice) for fear of a miscarriage.
110. oldal - I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.