The Life of Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, DublinJ. Murray, 1882 - 576 páginas |
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Página viii
... gives us little insight into his character : and scarcely attempts to enter into his moods , or to discern the motives that give a clue to much of the mystery that gathers round him . Scott , whose Life first appeared in 1814 , was the ...
... gives us little insight into his character : and scarcely attempts to enter into his moods , or to discern the motives that give a clue to much of the mystery that gathers round him . Scott , whose Life first appeared in 1814 , was the ...
Página x
... give them . In his History of St. Patrick's , published in 1820 , Mr. Monck Mason devoted a long chapter to the life of Swift : but it consists chiefly of tedious controversy on a few doubtful points , and neither attempts to gauge his ...
... give them . In his History of St. Patrick's , published in 1820 , Mr. Monck Mason devoted a long chapter to the life of Swift : but it consists chiefly of tedious controversy on a few doubtful points , and neither attempts to gauge his ...
Página xii
... give to it clearness and consistency , to strip off much of the redundant matter , to lay aside much of the endless miscellaneous gossip , and to arrange , in their due proportions , the greater and the lesser actions of Swift's life ...
... give to it clearness and consistency , to strip off much of the redundant matter , to lay aside much of the endless miscellaneous gossip , and to arrange , in their due proportions , the greater and the lesser actions of Swift's life ...
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... give it employment . " The mischief now consisted only of flirtations which made his mother uneasy , though they were no more than thoughtless pastimes for her son . But after those few months , the eager- ness to go further afield grew ...
... give it employment . " The mischief now consisted only of flirtations which made his mother uneasy , though they were no more than thoughtless pastimes for her son . But after those few months , the eager- ness to go further afield grew ...
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... give any active assistance to the Prince , long as he had been his friend . For a time he even refused to allow his son to join the invading army . But presently , either his scruples were overcome , or his doubts as to the success of ...
... give any active assistance to the Prince , long as he had been his friend . For a time he even refused to allow his son to join the invading army . But presently , either his scruples were overcome , or his doubts as to the success of ...
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Página 129 - Pray, sir, do you remember any good weather in the world?' The country gentleman, after staring a little at the singularity of his manner, and the oddity of the question, answered, ' Yes, sir, I thank God I remember a great deal of good weather in my time.
Página 314 - To like with less seraphic ends ; Or, to compound the business, whether They temper love and books together ; Must never to mankind be told, Nor shall the conscious Muse unfold.
Página 485 - I am so stupid and confounded, that I cannot express the mortification I am under both in body and mind. All I caB say is, that I am not in torture; but I daily and hourly expect it. Pray let me know how your health is, and your family. I hardly understand one word I write. I am sure my days will be very few; few and miserable they must be.
Página 408 - I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London that a young, healthy child well nursed is, at a year old, . a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.
Página 44 - To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn of fools, by fools mistook for pride...
Página 288 - I believe sleep was never more welcome to a weary traveller, than death was to her...
Página 466 - For we know by these marks the place of the damn'd : And HELL to be sure is at Paris or Rome. How happy for us that it is not at home ! THE DAY OF JUDGMENT.
Página 389 - In the Attic commonwealth,* it was the privilege and birth-right of every citizen and poet to rail aloud, and in public...
Página 447 - If he should travel about the country, he would have hecatombs of roasted oxen sacrificed to him.
Página 346 - Am I a freeman in England, and do I become a slave in six hours by crossing the channel...