 This diversion is only practised by those persons, who are candidates for great employments, and high favour at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of noble birth, or liberal education. When a great office is vacant,...  ... Gulliver's Travels: The Voyage to Lilliput - Page 26by Jonathan Swift - 1886 - 54 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...Favour, at Court. They are trained in this Art from their Youth, and are not always of noble Birtn, or liberal Education. When a great Office is vacant either by Death or Difgrace (which often happens) five or or fix of thofe Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...are Candidates for great Employments, and high Favour, at Court. They are trained in this Art from their Youth, and are not always of noble Birth, or...Education. When a great Office is vacant either by Death or Difgrace (which often happens) five or fix of thofe Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his... | |
 | John Arbuthnot - English literature - 1751 - 268 pages
...who arc Candidates for great Employments, and high Favour at Court. They are train'd in this Art from their Youth, and are not always of .noble Birth, or...When a great Office is vacant, either by Death or Difgrace, (which often happens) Five •or Six Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his Majefty... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...are Candidates for great Employments, and high Favour, at Court. They are trained in this Art from their Youth, and are not always of noble Birth, or...When a great Office is vacant, either by Death or Difgrace, (which often happens) five or fix of thofe Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...whoare candidates for gieat employments, and high favour at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of noble birth, or...education. When a great office is vacant either by death or diigrac& (which often happens) five or fix of thofe candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - English literature - 1761 - 412 pages
...employments, and high favour at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always ot noble birth, or liberal education. When a great office is vacant either by death or difgrace (which often happens) five or-fix of thofe candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his'Majefty... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...who are candidates for great employments, and high favour at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of noble birth, or...education. When a great office is vacant either by death or difgrace (which often happens) five or fix of thofe candidates petition the emperor to entertain his... | |
 | John Arbuthnot - 1770 - 276 pages
...who are Candidates for great Employments, and high Favour at Court. They are trained in this Art from their Youth, and are not always of noble Birth or...When a great Office is vacant, either by Death or Difgrace^which often happens) Fivt or. or Six Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his Majefty... | |
 | Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...court. They are trained in {his art from their youth, and are not always of liberal birth or noble education. When a great office is vacant either by...to entertain his majesty and the court with a dance en the rope, and whoever jumps the highest without falling, succeeds in the office. Very often the... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...who are candidates for great employments, and high favour at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of noble birth, or...education. When a great office is vacant either by death or difgrace (which often happens) five or fix ofthofe candidates petition the emperor to entertain his... | |
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