 | Jonathan Swift - 1711 - 440 páginas
...though the Sweepings of the Fineft Lady's Chamber, we mould be apt to Ridicule and Defpife its Vanity 5 Partial Judges that we are of Our own Excellencies, and other Men's Defaults ! BUT a Broom- Sticks perhaps you will fay, is an Emblem of a Tree franding on its Head 5 and pray what is... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 440 páginas
...though the fweepings of the fineft lady's chamber, we fhould be apt to ridicule and defpife its vanity. Partial judges that we are of our own excellencies, and other men's defaults ! But a troom-jlitk, perhaps you will fay, is an emblem of a tree ftanding on its head ; and pray what is man,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 326 páginas
...though the fweepings of the fineft lady's chamber, we Ihould bje apt to ridicule and defpife its vanity. Partial judges that we are of : our own excellencies,...broom-flick, perhaps you will fay, is an emblem of a tree flanding on its head ; and pray what is man, but a topfy-turvey creature, his animal faculties perpetually... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 334 páginas
...fweepings of the fineft lady's chamber, we fhould be apt to ridicule and defpife its vanity. Partial ;udges that we are of our own excellencies, and other men's defaults ! But a broom-fiidi, perhaps you will fay, is an emblem of a tree ftanding on its head ; and pray what is man,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 páginas
...hneft lady's chamber, we fhould be apt to ridicule and defpife its vanity. Partial judges that we ^re of our own excellencies, and other men's defaults ! But a broom-flick, perhaps you will fay, js an emblem of a tree flanding on its head ; and pray what is man, but a topfyturvev creature, his... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 514 páginas
...though the fweepings of the fmeft lady's chamber, we fliould be apt to ridicule and defpile its vanity. Partial judges that we are of our own excellencies, and other men's defaults ! But a broom-ftick, perhaps you will fay, is an emblem of a tree (landing on its head ; and pray what is man,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 páginas
...though the sweepings of the finest lady's, chamber, we should be apt to ridicule and despise its vanity. Partial judges that we are of our own excellencies, and other men's defaults ! But a broomstick, perhaps you will say, is an emblem of a tree standing on its head ; and pray what is man,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 562 páginas
...though the sweepings of the finest lady's chamber, we should be apt to ridicule and despise its vanity. Partial judges that we are of our own excellencies, and other men's defaults ! But a broomstick, perhaps you will say, is an emblem of a tree standing on its head ; and pray what is man,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 558 páginas
...though the sweepings of the finest lady's chamber, we should be apt to ridicule and despise its vanity. Partial judges that we are of our own excellencies, and other men's defaults ! But a broomstick, perhaps you will say, is an emblem of a tree standing on its head ; and pray what is man,... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 páginas
...through the sweeping of the finest lady's chamber, we should be apt to ridicule and despise its vanity. Partial judges that we are of our own excellencies, and other men's defaults ! But a Broomstick, perhaps, you will say, is an emblem of a tree standing on its head; and, pray, what is... | |
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... hairs (all covered with powder) that never grew on his head; but now, should this our broomstick pretend to enter the scene, proud of those birchen spoils it never bore, and all covered with dust, though the sweepings of the finest lady's, chamber,... 
