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" When they came to fourscore years, which is reckoned the extremity of living in this country, they had not only all the follies and infirmities of other old men, but many more which arose from the dreadful prospect of never dying. "
The Works of Jonathan Swift: Containing Additional Letters, Tracts, and ... - Page 255
by Jonathan Swift, Sir Walter Scott - 1883
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A voyage to Brobdingnag

Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 388 pages
...Species born in an Age, were too few to form a general Ob(ervation by. When they came to. fourfcore Years, which is reckoned the Extremity of living in...Infirmities of other old Men, but many more which arofe from the dreadful Profpefts of never dying. They were not only Opinionative, Peevifh, Covetous,...
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Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World: In Four Parts..

Jonathan Swift - Voyages, Imaginary - 1726 - 386 pages
...Species born in an Age, were too few to form a general Obfervation by. When they came to fourfcore Years, which is reckoned the Extremity of living in...only all the Follies and Infirmities of other old Menj but many more, which arofe from the dreadful Profpe&s of never dying. They were not only Opinionative,...
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Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World: In Four Parts. By Lemuel ...

Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...to fourlcore, This he learned from their own Cohfeffion ; for otherwife, there not being above two or three of that Species born in an •Age, they were too few to form a general Obfer.vation by. When they came to fourfcore Year?, which is reckoned the Extremity of living in this...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...to Fourfcore. This he learned from their own Confeffion ; for otherwife, there not being above two or three of that Species born in an Age, they were too few to form a general Obfervation by. When they came to fourfcore Years, which is reckoned the Extremity of living in this...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...learned from their own confeffion ; for otherwife, there not being above two or three of that fpecies born in an age, they were too few to form a general obfervation by. tWhen they came to fourfcore years, which is reckoned the extremity of living in this...
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The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc ..., Volume 4

Jonathan Swift - English literature - 1761 - 412 pages
...fpecies born in an age,they were too few to form a general obfervation by. AVhen they came to fourfcore years, which is reckoned the extremity of living in...not only all the follies and infirmities of other oJd men, but many more, which arofe from the dreadful profpect of never dying. They were not only opinionative,...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...learned from their own confeffion ; for otherwife, there not being above two or three of that fpecies born in an age, they were too few to form a general obfervation by. When they came to fourfcore years, which is reckoned the extremity of living in this...
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The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. In Thirteen ...

Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 pages
...learned from their own confeffion ; for otherwife, there not being above two or three of that fpecies born in an age, they were too few to form a general obfervaiion by. When they came to foudcore years, which is reckoned the extremity of living in this...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin ..., Volume 5

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 510 pages
...ipecies born in an age, they were too. few to form a general obfervation by. When they came to fourfcore years, which is reckoned the extremity of living in...infirmities of other old men, but many more, which arofe from the dreadful profpect of never dying. They were not only opinionative, peevifh, covetous,...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 9

Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 374 pages
...learned from their own confession : for otherwise, there not being above two or three of that speciesborn in an age, they were too few to form a general observation by. When they came to fourscore ycars» which is reckoned the extremity of living in this country, they had not only all the foHics...
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