 | Jonathan Swift - 1711 - 440 pàgines
...parallel Nature. If Chriftiantty were once abolifhed, how would the Free Thinkers, the Strong Reafoners, and the Men of. profound Learning, be able to find another Subject fo calculated in all Points whereon to difplay their Abilities. What wonderful Productions of Wit flbould... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 pàgines
...parallel Nature : If Chriftianity were once abolifhed, how could the Free-Thinkers, the ftrong Reafoners, and the Men of profound Learning be able to find another Subject fo calculated in all Points whereon to difplay their Abilities. What wonderful Pro-. duclions of Wit... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 356 pàgines
...parallel Nature : If Chriftianity were once abolifhed, how could the Free-thinkers, the ftrong .Reafoners, and the Men of profound Learning be able to find another Subject fo calculated in all Points whereon to difplay their Abilities. What wonderful Productions of Wit Jhould... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 440 pàgines
...difplay their abilities ? what wonderful productions of wit mould we be deprived of from thofe, whofe genius by continual practice hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives againft religion, and would therefore never be able to mine or diftinguifh. themfelves upon any other... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 468 pàgines
...difplay their abilities ? What wonderful productions of wit foould we be deprived of, from thofe whofe genius, by continual practice, hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives againft religion, and would therefore never be able to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 pàgines
...difplay their abilities ? what wonderful productions of wit ihould we be deprived of from thofe, whofe genius by continual practice hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives againft religion, and would therefore never be able to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 pàgines
...their abi" lities \ What wonderful productions of wit " fhould we be deprived of from thofe, whofe " genius, by continual practice, hath been *' wholly turned upon raillery and invectives •** againft religion, and would therefore never ** be able to fhine, or diftinguifh themfelves, *'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 pàgines
...their abilities ? What " wonderful produdions of wit fhould " we be deprived of from thofe, whofe " genius, by continual practice, hath " been wholly turned upon raillery and " invectives againft religion, and would " therefore never be able to fhine, or " diflinguifh themfelves, upon any... | |
 | SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 pàgines
...their abilities ? What " wonderful productions of wit fliould " w£ be deprived of from thofe, whofe " genius, by continual practice, hath " been wholly, turned upon raillery and " invectives againft religion, and would " therefore never be able to fhine, or " diftinguifn themfelves, upon any... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pàgines
...parallel nature : if Christianity were once abolished, how could the freethinkers, the strong reasoners, and the men of profound learning, be able to find...of, from those, whose genius, by continual practice, has been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never be... | |
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And to urge another argument of a parallel nature: if Christianity were once abolished, how could the freethinkers, the strong reasoners, and the men of profound learning, be able to find another subject, so calculated in all points, whereon to display... 
