The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volumen 15J. Johnson, J. Nichols, R. Baldwin, Otridge and Son, J. Sewell, F. and C. Rivington, T. Payne, R. Faulder, G. and J. Robinson, R. Lea, J. Nunn, W. Cuthell, T. Egerton, ... [and 12 others], 1801 |
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... sent away mine ; but faith I did it on purpose , because I would scorn to answer two letters of yours successively . This way of journal is the worst in the world for writing of news , unless one does it the last day ; and so I will ...
... sent away mine ; but faith I did it on purpose , because I would scorn to answer two letters of yours successively . This way of journal is the worst in the world for writing of news , unless one does it the last day ; and so I will ...
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... sent for the printer and told him so , and ordered him , in the secretary's name , to print nothing reflecting on any body in Ireland till he had showed it me . Thus I have prevented a terrible scandal to the archbishop , by a piece of ...
... sent for the printer and told him so , and ordered him , in the secretary's name , to print nothing reflecting on any body in Ireland till he had showed it me . Thus I have prevented a terrible scandal to the archbishop , by a piece of ...
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... sent people ; but I lost , and so missed an opportunity of showing my gallantry to Mrs. St. John , whom I designed to have presented it to , if I had won . Is Dilly * gone to the Bath ? His face will whiz in the water ; I suppose he ...
... sent people ; but I lost , and so missed an opportunity of showing my gallantry to Mrs. St. John , whom I designed to have presented it to , if I had won . Is Dilly * gone to the Bath ? His face will whiz in the water ; I suppose he ...
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... sent into the room for sir George Beaumont . But I had like to be drawn into a difficulty ; for in two minutes out comes Mr. Finch , lord Guernsey's son , to let me know , that my lord Compton , the steward of this feast , desired , in ...
... sent into the room for sir George Beaumont . But I had like to be drawn into a difficulty ; for in two minutes out comes Mr. Finch , lord Guernsey's son , to let me know , that my lord Compton , the steward of this feast , desired , in ...
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... sent to invite me to dinner to morrow , and you'll dine better with the dean , and God bless you . I forgot to tell you that yesterday was sent me a narrative printed , with all the circumstances of Mr. Harley's stabbing . I had not ...
... sent to invite me to dinner to morrow , and you'll dine better with the dean , and God bless you . I forgot to tell you that yesterday was sent me a narrative printed , with all the circumstances of Mr. Harley's stabbing . I had not ...
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Página 101 - The queen was abroad to-day in order to hunt, but finding it disposed to rain, she kept in her coach; she hunts in a chaise with one horse, which she drives herself, and drives furiously, like Jehu, and is a mighty hunter, like Nimrod.
Página 8 - never to appear cold to me, for I would not be treated like a schoolboy ; that I had felt too much of that in my life already...
Página 336 - I could not be spared, which was true. They have removed the poor Duchess to a lodging in the neighbourhood, where I have been with her two hours, and am just come away. I never saw so melancholy a scene ; for indeed all reasons for real grief belong to her ; nor is it possible for anybody to be a greater loser in all regards. She has moved my very soul.
Página 79 - Farewell, my dearest lives and delights, I love you better than ever, if possible, as hope saved, I do, and ever will. God Almighty bless you ever, and make us happy together ; I pray for this twice every day; and I hope God will hear my poor hearty prayers.
Página 352 - ... of the ministers than any other people. Steele I have kept in his place. Congreve I have got to be used kindly, and secured. Rowe I have recommended, and got a promise of a place. Philips I should certainly have provided for, if he had not run party mad, and made me withdraw my recommendation.
Página 421 - I am less out of humour than you would imagine : and if it were not that impertinent people will condole with me, as they used to give me joy, I would value it less. But I will avoid company, and muster up my baggage, and send them next Monday by the carrier to Chester, and come and see my willows, against the expectation of all the world. — Hat care I ? Nite deelest logues, MD.
Página 420 - Berkeley is a very ingenious man, and great philosopher, and I have mentioned him to all the ministers, and have given them some of his writings ; and I will favour him as much as I can. This I think I am bound to, in honour and conscience, to use all my little credit toward helping forward men of worth in the world.
Página 334 - I should talk to her of an ugly squinting cousin of hers, and the poor lady herself, you know, squints like a dragon. The other day we had a long discourse with her about love ; and she told us a saying of her sister Fitzharding, which I thought excellent, that in men, desire begets love, and in women, love begets desire.
Página 135 - Van, and dined with her and her damned landlady, who, I believe, by her eyebrows, is a bawd. This evening I met Addison and Pastoral Philips in the Park, and supped with them at Addison's lodgings ; we were very good company ; and yet know no man half so agreeable to me as he is.
Página 47 - My way is this : I leave my best gown and periwig at Mrs. Vanhomrigh's, then walk up the Pall mall, through the park, out at Buckingham house, and so to Chelsea a little beyond the church...