The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 10C. Bathurst, C. Davis, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. Hodges, R. and J. Dodsley, and W. Bowyer., 1755 |
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Page 115 - very applicable to the prefent purpofe: for Goliah had a helmet of brafs upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thoufand
Page 165 - unto prayer. And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. Pfal. cix. 3. 4. 5. Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity ; left at any time thou fear
Page 140 - of GOD, of NATURE, of NATIONS, and of your COUNTRY, you ARE, and OUGHT to be as FREE a people as your brethren in England. , If the pamphlets publifhed at London by Wood and his journeymen in defence
Page 41 - for when I give a beggar a half-penny, it will quench his thirft, or go a good way to fill his belly; but the twelfth part of a half-penny will do him no more fervice, than if I fhould give him three pins out of my fleeve. In fhort, thefe half-pence are like the
Page 298 - which was denied the liberty of exporting their native commodities and manufactures wherever they pleafed, except to countries at war with their own prince or ftate: yet this privilege, by the fuperiority of mere power, is refufed us in the moft momentous parts of commerce; befides an
Page 21 - as parents, and as lovers of your country, to read this paper with the utmoft attention, or get it read to you by others ; which that you may do at the lefs expence, I have ordered the printer to fell it at the loweft rate.
Page 48 - fcabby, I would be none of his cuftomer. I have heard of a man who had a mind to fell his houfe, and therefore carried a piece of brick in his pocket, which he fhewed as a pattern to encourage purchafers ; and this is directly the cafe in point with Mr.
Page 6 - pleafant obfervation of fome body's ; that Ireland would never be happy 'till a law were made for burning every thing, that came from England, except their people and their coals. I muft confefs, that as to the former, I fhould not be forry if they would ftay at home ; and for the latter,
Page 299 - covetoufnefs or want of fkill generally leave things worfe than they were; neither fucceeding in trees nor hedges; and by running into the fancy of grazing, after the manner of the Scythians, are every day depopulating the country. No ftrangers from other countries make this a part of their travels; where they can expect to
Page 303 - parts of the kingdom; the old feats of the nobility and gentry all in ruins, and no new ones in their ftead ; the families of farmers, who pay great rents, living in filth and naftinefs upon buttermilk and potatoes, without a