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Pàgina xvii
... called him out of this kingdom , are of so much worth themselves , and have so great a regard for the author , that I am confident they would neither do nor suffer any thing that might turn to his disadvantage . I must confess I am upon ...
... called him out of this kingdom , are of so much worth themselves , and have so great a regard for the author , that I am confident they would neither do nor suffer any thing that might turn to his disadvantage . I must confess I am upon ...
Pàgina xxxvi
... called Advice to Servants , very unfinished and incorrect ; yet what is done of it has so much humour , that it may appear as a posthumous work . The History of the Four Last Years of Queen Anne's Reign I suppose you have seen with Dr ...
... called Advice to Servants , very unfinished and incorrect ; yet what is done of it has so much humour , that it may appear as a posthumous work . The History of the Four Last Years of Queen Anne's Reign I suppose you have seen with Dr ...
Pàgina xliii
... called The Conduct of Lord Treasurer impartially considered ; upon which he wrote observations ; but whether he pub- lished them , does not appear . 10. He wrote in 1725 more papers against Wood than are printed . II . " MS . Scheme to ...
... called The Conduct of Lord Treasurer impartially considered ; upon which he wrote observations ; but whether he pub- lished them , does not appear . 10. He wrote in 1725 more papers against Wood than are printed . II . " MS . Scheme to ...
Pàgina xlvii
... called my Works . He has only prefixed the first letters of my name . It was done utterly against my will ; for there is no property in printers or booksellers here , and I was not able to hinder it . I have never yet looked into them ...
... called my Works . He has only prefixed the first letters of my name . It was done utterly against my will ; for there is no property in printers or booksellers here , and I was not able to hinder it . I have never yet looked into them ...
Pàgina 66
... called upon by any duty to officiate publickly in his clerical capacity , he was seldom seen at church at the usual hours that pretenders to religion show themselves there ; but he was a constant attendant on early prayers , and a ...
... called upon by any duty to officiate publickly in his clerical capacity , he was seldom seen at church at the usual hours that pretenders to religion show themselves there ; but he was a constant attendant on early prayers , and a ...
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Pàgina 121 - Swift went up to the country gentteman, and in a very abrupt manner, without any previous salute, asked him, " Pray, sir, do you remember any good weather in the world...
Pàgina 189 - I went to court to-day, on purpose to present Mr Berkeley, * one of your fellows of Dublin college, to Lord Berkeley of Stratton. That Mr Berkeley is a very ingenious man, and great philosopher, and I have mentioned him to all the ministers, and have given them some of his writings ; and I will favour him as much as I can. This I think I am bound to, in honour and conscience, to use all my little credit toward helping forward men. of worth in the world.
Pàgina 147 - We are plagued here with an October club ; that is, a set of above a hundred parliamentmen of the country, who drink October beer at home, and meet every evening at a tavern near the parliament, to consult affairs, and drive things on to extremes against the whigs, to call the old ministry to account, and get off five or six heads.
Pàgina 204 - From her red locks her mouth with venom fills, And thence into the royal ear instils.
Pàgina 316 - 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.
Pàgina 317 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood ; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue.
Pàgina 212 - Lewis's office came to me, and said many things, too long to repeat. I told him, I had nothing to do but go to Ireland immediately; for I could not, with any reputation, stay longer here, unless I had something honourable immediately given to me.
Pàgina 184 - I said. So I stopped short in my overture, and we parted very dryly ; and I shall say nothing to Steele, and let them do as they will ; but if things stand as they are, he will certainly lose it, unless I save him ; and therefore I will not speak to him, that I may not report to his disadvantage.
Pàgina 143 - I dined to day with Mr. Secretary St. John : I went to the, Court of Requests at noon, and sent Mr. Harley into the house to call the secretary, to let him know I would not dine with him if he dined late.
Pàgina 138 - I could wish. Told me he must bring Mr St John and me acquainted ; and spoke so many things of personal kindness and esteem...