The Works of D. Jonathan Swift: In Nine Volumes, Volume 2Dublin printed; and Edinburgh reprinted, for G. Hamilton & J. Balfour, and L. Hunter, at Edinburgh; and A. Stalker, at Glasgow; and sold by them and other booksellers., 1752 |
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... Grace ) . ( Item , for half a yard of lace ) .. Who , that had wit would place it here , For ev'ry peeping fop to , jeer ? In power of spittle and a clout , Whene'er he please , to blot it out ; And then , to heighten the disgrace ...
... Grace ) . ( Item , for half a yard of lace ) .. Who , that had wit would place it here , For ev'ry peeping fop to , jeer ? In power of spittle and a clout , Whene'er he please , to blot it out ; And then , to heighten the disgrace ...
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... grace thy fong , May't thou defpife a poet's name . " Of modeft poets thou be first ,. To filent fhades repeat thy verfe , Till fame and eccho almost burst ,. Yet hardly dare one line rehearse . And last , my vengeance to complete , May ...
... grace thy fong , May't thou defpife a poet's name . " Of modeft poets thou be first ,. To filent fhades repeat thy verfe , Till fame and eccho almost burst ,. Yet hardly dare one line rehearse . And last , my vengeance to complete , May ...
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... Grace were no more skill'd in The art of battering walls than building ; We might expect to fee next year A mouse ... Grace's victory over the French and Bavarians : at Blenheim , August 2. 1704 . C A Description of a CITY SHOWER ...
... Grace were no more skill'd in The art of battering walls than building ; We might expect to fee next year A mouse ... Grace's victory over the French and Bavarians : at Blenheim , August 2. 1704 . C A Description of a CITY SHOWER ...
Page 115
... grace , ; Intended in time to fucceed in your place ; On Tuesday the tenth feditiously came , 10 With a certain false trait'refs , one Stella by name , To the Deanery - house , and on the North glass , ~ ^^ Where for fear of the cold I ...
... grace , ; Intended in time to fucceed in your place ; On Tuesday the tenth feditiously came , 10 With a certain false trait'refs , one Stella by name , To the Deanery - house , and on the North glass , ~ ^^ Where for fear of the cold I ...
Page 125
... grace ; Nor fhew'd the parfon in his gait or face : Defpis'd luxurious wines and costly meat ; Yet ftill was at the tables of the great ; Frequented Lords ; faw thofe , that faw the Queen ; * At Child's or Truby's never once had been ...
... grace ; Nor fhew'd the parfon in his gait or face : Defpis'd luxurious wines and costly meat ; Yet ftill was at the tables of the great ; Frequented Lords ; faw thofe , that faw the Queen ; * At Child's or Truby's never once had been ...
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Page 3 - don't be angry, I am sure I never thought you so ; You know I honour the cloth ; I design to be a Parson's wife ; I never took one in your coat for a conjurer in all my life.
Page 120 - Preferring his regard for me Before his credit, or his fee. Some formal visits, looks, and words, What mere humanity affords, I meet perhaps from three or four, From whom I once expected more ; Which those who tend the sick for pay, Can act as decently as they : But no obliging, tender friend, To help at my approaching end.
Page 120 - Removed from kind Arbuthnot's aid, Who knows his art but not his trade, Preferring his regard for me Before his credit or his fee. Some formal visits, looks, and words, What mere humanity affords, I meet, perhaps, from three or four From whom I once expected more, Which...
Page 189 - That lies in old wood like a hare in her form ; With teeth or with claws it will bite or will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm a deathwatch ; Because like a watch it always cries click ; Then woe be to those in the house who are sick : For, as sure as a gun, they will give up the ghost, If the maggot cries click when it scratches the post.
Page 24 - A sable cloud athwart the welkin flings, That swill'd more liquor than it could contain, And, like a drunkard, gives it up again.
Page 245 - You had like to have put it quite out of my head. ' Next day, to be sure, the captain will come At the head of his troop, with trumpet and drum.
Page 205 - THIS day, whate'er the Fates decree, Shall still be kept with joy by me : This day, then, let us not be told That you are sick and I grown old, Nor think on our approaching ills, And talk of spectacles and pills : To-morrow will be time enough To hear such mortifying stuff.
Page 106 - Reason's gate ; And, what is worse, your passion bends Its force against your nearest friends, Which manners, decency, and pride, Have taught you from the world to hide...
Page 350 - In bulk there are not more degrees, From elephants to mites in cheese, Than what a curious eye may trace In creatures of the rhyming race. From bad to worse, and worse, they fall ; But who can reach the...