The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

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G. Hamilton, J. Balfour, & L. Hunter, 1757

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Lord Bolingbrokes life in the country More about
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From Dr Swift His manner of living with a friend
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From the fame on the fame fubjects and concern
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From the fame His condition The ſtate of Ire
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Lord Bolingbroke to Dr Swift A review of his life
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100 Mare a bit Get his papers and epitaph
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Of the style of his letters of his condition of life
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From the fame The temper proper to men
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On the fame fubjects
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A ftrange end of a lawfuit His way of life c Poſt
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A ftrange end of a lawfuit His way of life c Poft
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More on the fame fubjects A happy union againſt cor
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From Dr Swift to Mr Gay Congratulation on
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From the fame Concerning the opening of letters
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From Mr Pope and Dr Arbuthnot to Dr Swift
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More of Mr Gay his papers and epitaph Of
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Je to the farmer His temper of mind fince
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From Dr Swift On Mrs Popes death Invitation
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From Dr Swift to Mr Pope An account of ſeveral
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1XX7 From Dr Swift The antwer Of his own amuſe
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From Dr Swift On the death of friends
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Mr Pope to Dr Swift His plan for the fecond book
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From Dr Swift His refolution to preſerve
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Of the complaints of friends One of the beſt
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The prefent circumſtances of his life and
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From Dr Swift Reafons that obftruct his
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From Dr Swift Mention again of the chafm
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Dr Swift to his uncle William Swift Nov 29 1692
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The fame to his couſin Dean Swift at Liſbon 1694
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The fame to the fame June 14 1737
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The Earl of Peterborow to Mr Pope 1732
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Dr Swift to the Earl of Peterborow
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Dr Swift to Dr William King Archbiſhop of
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Página 96 - However, if I shall once have the honour to attend your Grace, I will out of fear and prudence appear as vain as I can, that I may not know your thoughts of me. This is your own direction, but it was needless. For Diogenes himself would be vain to have received the honour of being one moment of his life in the thoughts of your Grace.
Página 150 - I see things more in the whole, more consistent, and more clearly deduced from, and related to each other. But what I gain on the side of philosophy, I lose on the side of poetry : the flowers are gone, when the fruits begin to ripen, and the fruits perhaps will never ripen perfectly.
Página 323 - ... now handled by every dirty wench, condemned to do her drudgery, and, by a capricious kind of fate, destined to make other things clean, and be nasty itself; at length, worn to the stumps in the...
Página 26 - Torpor, or he teazes me like the Fly. This is the Picture of an old Friend, and more like him than that will be which you once afked, and which he will fend you, if you continue ftill to defire it.
Página 46 - Two sick friends never did well together ; such an office is fitter for servants and humble companions, to whom it is wholly indifferent whether we give them trouble or no. The...
Página 27 - Auguftus : but Envy, and Party, and Pride, have hindered it among us. I do not include the Subalterns, of which you are feldom without a large Tribe. Under the name of Poets and Scriblers I fuppofe you mean the Fools you are content to fee fometimes, when they happen to be modeft ; which was not frequent among them while I was in the world.
Página 28 - I like the scheme of our meeting after distresses and dispersions, but the chief end I propose to myself in all my labours is to vex the world rather than divert it ; and if I could compass that design without hurting my own person or fortune, I would be the most indefatigable writer you have ever seen without reading.
Página 127 - ... one or two females) had got many lines by heart here and there, and repeated them often ; yet it happens, that not one...
Página 31 - Our friend Gay is used as the friends of Tories are by Whigs — and generally by Tories too. Because he had humour, he was supposed to have dealt with Dr. Swift, in like manner as when any one had learning formerly, he was thought to have dealt with the devil...
Página 109 - My stint in company is a pint at noon, and half as much at night ; but I often dine at home like a hermit, and then I drink little or none at all.

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