 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 374 pagina’s
...Religion ; and would therefore never be aple to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other Subjeft. We are daily complaining of the great Decline of Wit...the only Topick we have left ? Who would ever have fufpefted Afgill for a Wit, or Roland for a Philofopher, if the inexhauftible Stock of Chriftianity... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 pagina’s
...Raillery and Inveftives againft Religion ; and would therefore never be able to mine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other Subject. We are daily complaining...the only Topick we have left ? Who would ever have fufpefled Afgill for a Wit, or Poland for a Philofopher, if the inexhauftible Stock of Chriftianity... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 356 pagina’s
...able to mine or diflinguifh themfelves upon any other Subject, We. are daily complaining phiningof the great Decline of Wit among us; and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only Topirk we have left ? Who would ever have fufpei.ed Afall for a Wit, or To/aWfor a Philofopher, if... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 470 pagina’s
...religion, and would therefore never be able to mine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other fubjeft? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit...would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only topic we have left ? Who would ever have fufpefted Afgil for a wit, or Toland for a philofopher, if... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 334 pagina’s
...would therefore never be able to (hine fcine or diftingnifh themfelves upon any othei' J'ubjciSl ; we are daily complaining of the great decline of •...would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only topic we kare left ? who would ever have fufpecttd Jlfgil for a wit, or Toland for a philofopher, if... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 pagina’s
...religion, and would therefore never be able to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other fubject ? we are daily complaining of the great decline of wit...the only topick we have left ? who would ever have fufpedted Afgil for a wit, or Toland for a philofopher, if the inexhauftible ftock of chriftianity... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 pagina’s
...religion, and would therefore never be able to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any otheii fubject ? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit...would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only topic we have left ? Who would ever have fufpected Afgil for a wit, or Toland for a pbilofopher, if... | |
 | SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 pagina’s
...and would " therefore never be able to fhine, or " diftinguifn themfelves, upon any other " fubject ? We are daily complaining " of the great decline of wit among. us, " and would take away the greateft, " perhaps the only, topkk we havfe left. " Who would ever have fufpectcd Afgill... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 pagina’s
...and would therefore never ** be able to fhine, or diftinguifh themfelves, *' upon any other fubject? We are daily " complaining of the great decline of wit " among us, and would take away the greatM eft, perhaps the only, topick we have left. ?' Who would ever have fufpected Afgill... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 pagina’s
...and would " therefore never be able to fhine, or " diflinguifh themfelves, upon any other " fubject ? We are daily complaining " of the great decline of wit among us, " and would take away the greateft, " perhaps the only, topick we have left. " Who would ever have fufpe&ed Afgill... | |
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... to display their abilities? What wonderful productions of wit should we be deprived of, from those whose genius by continual practice... 
