The Works of Jonathan Swift: Memoirs of Jonathan Swift, D. DA. Constable, 1814 |
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الصفحة xii
... Death - His Reception - His Society - The Interest he dis- played in the Misfortunes of his Friends , SECTION V. - Swift's first acquaintance with Miss Vanhom- righ - She follows him to Ireland - Swift's Mar- riage with Stella - Death ...
... Death - His Reception - His Society - The Interest he dis- played in the Misfortunes of his Friends , SECTION V. - Swift's first acquaintance with Miss Vanhom- righ - She follows him to Ireland - Swift's Mar- riage with Stella - Death ...
الصفحة xiii
... Death - Faulkner's Edition of his Works - His Quarrel with Bettesworth - Satire on Quadrille- Legion Club - Controversy concerning the low- ering of the Gold Coin - History of Queen Anne's Reign - Swift's Private Life at this Period ...
... Death - Faulkner's Edition of his Works - His Quarrel with Bettesworth - Satire on Quadrille- Legion Club - Controversy concerning the low- ering of the Gold Coin - History of Queen Anne's Reign - Swift's Private Life at this Period ...
الصفحة xiv
... death of Cardinal de Tournon , cxxiv The Fable of the Belly and the Members , CXXV * The humble petition of Gossip Joan to her friend , a North Britain Lady , who had promised her some snuff at her re- turn out of Scotland , · * A ...
... death of Cardinal de Tournon , cxxiv The Fable of the Belly and the Members , CXXV * The humble petition of Gossip Joan to her friend , a North Britain Lady , who had promised her some snuff at her re- turn out of Scotland , · * A ...
الصفحة xv
... of Dean Swift after his death , cxli * Portrait of Dean Swift presented to the University of Ox- ford , by the late John Barber , Esq . cxlii * Memoriæ Jonath . Swift , S. ib . MEMOIRS OF JONATHAN SWIFT , D. D. DEAN OF ST CONTENTS . XV.
... of Dean Swift after his death , cxli * Portrait of Dean Swift presented to the University of Ox- ford , by the late John Barber , Esq . cxlii * Memoriæ Jonath . Swift , S. ib . MEMOIRS OF JONATHAN SWIFT , D. D. DEAN OF ST CONTENTS . XV.
الصفحة 8
... death , and also the destitute circumstances of the poet's mother . As Mr Swift states himself to have been con- versant about the King's Inns for six or seven years before the date of his petition , it is probable that he came to ...
... death , and also the destitute circumstances of the poet's mother . As Mr Swift states himself to have been con- versant about the King's Inns for six or seven years before the date of his petition , it is probable that he came to ...
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الصفحة 243 - A father, and the nymph his child. That innocent delight he took To see the virgin mind her book, Was but the master's secret joy In school to hear the finest boy.
الصفحة 398 - ALMIGHTY Father, who hast given thine •£»- only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justification ; Grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may alway serve thee in pureness of living and truth ; through the merits of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
الصفحة 460 - 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.
الصفحة 461 - So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much; He is a great observer, and he looks Quite through the deeds of men; he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself, and scorn'd his spirit That could be mov'd to smile at any thing.
الصفحة 250 - As he entered the apartment the sternness of his countenance, which was peculiarly formed to express the fiercer passions, struck the unfortunate Vanessa with such terror that she could scarce ask whether he would not sit down. He answered by flinging a letter on the table, and instantly leaving the house, mounted his horse and returned to Dublin.
الصفحة 490 - In the poetical works of Dr. Swift there is not much upon which the critic can exercise his powers. They are often humorous, almost always light, and have the qualities which recommend such compositions, easiness and gaiety. They are, for the most part, what their author intended. The diction is correct, the numbers are smooth, and the rhymes exact. There seldom occurs a hard-laboured expression, or a redundant epithet; all his verses exemplify his own definition of a good style; they consist of...
الصفحة 17 - Ah, Sir, I was mad and violent. It was bitterness which they mistook for frolic. I was miserably poor, and I thought to fight my way by my literature and my wit ; so I disregarded all power and all authority.
الصفحة xcv - The Lord Jesus, as King and Head of his Church, hath therein appointed a government, in the hand of Church officers, distinct from the civil magistrate.
الصفحة 266 - How came you to leave all the great Lords, that you are so fond of, to come hither to see a poor Dean ? ' — Because we would rather see you than any of them.
الصفحة 234 - I could have borne the rack much better than those killing, killing words of yours. Sometimes I have resolved to die without seeing you more; but those resolves, to your misfortune, did not last long; for there is something in human nature that prompts one so to find relief in this world I must give way to it, and beg...