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Pagina 29
... whig and tory cats had a very warm and loud debate , upon the roof of our house . But why were any artifice on either side ; is now not possible to be deter- mined . But the lady certainly received the addresses of Dr. Tis- dall , and ...
... whig and tory cats had a very warm and loud debate , upon the roof of our house . But why were any artifice on either side ; is now not possible to be deter- mined . But the lady certainly received the addresses of Dr. Tis- dall , and ...
Pagina 35
... whig and tory . * And , to cool your in- solence a little , know that the queen and court , and house of lords , and half the commons almost , are whigs ; and the number daily increases . ] I desire my humble service to the primate ...
... whig and tory . * And , to cool your in- solence a little , know that the queen and court , and house of lords , and half the commons almost , are whigs ; and the number daily increases . ] I desire my humble service to the primate ...
Pagina 43
... whig as any in England , abhorred by his own party , and caressed by the tories . The great question , whether the number of men in Spain and Portugal , at the time of the battle of Al- manza , was but 8,600 , when there ought to have ...
... whig as any in England , abhorred by his own party , and caressed by the tories . The great question , whether the number of men in Spain and Portugal , at the time of the battle of Al- manza , was but 8,600 , when there ought to have ...
Pagina 45
... whig and tory driving on the same thing . I have heard the chief whigs blamed by their own party for want of moderation , and I know a whig lord in good employment who voted with the highest tories against the court , and the ministry ...
... whig and tory driving on the same thing . I have heard the chief whigs blamed by their own party for want of moderation , and I know a whig lord in good employment who voted with the highest tories against the court , and the ministry ...
Pagina 63
... whigs so well confirmed , that it will not be in the power of the court , upon a peace , to bring the ba- lance on ... whig from Swift is so extraordinary , that it seems as if nothing but truth could have extorted it . It is , however ...
... whigs so well confirmed , that it will not be in the power of the court , upon a peace , to bring the ba- lance on ... whig from Swift is so extraordinary , that it seems as if nothing but truth could have extorted it . It is , however ...
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Pagina 302 - Dr. Swift was the principal man of talk and business, and acted as a master of requests. He was soliciting the Earl of Arran to speak to his brother the Duke of Ormond, to get a chaplain's place established in the garrison of Hull for Mr. Fiddes, a clergyman in that neighbourhood, who had lately been in jail, and published sermons to pay fees.
Pagina 302 - Then he instructed a young nobleman, that the best poet in England was Mr. Pope (a Papist), who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which he must have them all subscribe. 'For' says he, 'the author shall not begin to print till I have a thousand guineas for him'.
Pagina 281 - I STAYED but a fortnight in Dublin, very sick, and returned not one visit of a hundred that were made me ; but all to the Dean and none to the Doctor. I am riding here for life, and think I am something better, and hate the thoughts of Dublin, and prefer a field-bed and an earthen floor before the great house there which they say is mine.
Pagina 59 - He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
Pagina 2 - ... cold temper, and unconfined humour, is much greater hindrance than any fear of that which is the subject of your letter, I shall speak plainly to you, that the very ordinary observations I made with going half a mile beyond the University, have taught me experience enough not to think of marriage till I settle my fortune in the world, which I am sure will not be in some years; and even then myself I am so hard to please that I suppose I shall put it off to the other world.
Pagina 276 - you think me the vilest of mankind,' and bid him tell me so. I am obliged to you for any kind things said in my behalf to the treasurer ; and assure you, when you were in Ireland, you were the constant subject of my talk to men in power at that time. As to the vilest of mankind...
Pagina 12 - I here solemnly protest, by all that can be witness to an oath, that if I leave this kingdom before you are mine, I will endure the utmost indignities of fortune rather than ever return again, though the king would send me back his deputy. And if it must be so, preserve yourself, in God's name, for the next lover who has those qualities you...
Pagina 24 - My uncle Adam asked me one day in private, as by direction, what my designs were in relation to you, because it might be a hindrance to you if I did not proceed. The answer I gave him, which I suppose he has sent you, was to this effect: that I hoped I was no hindrance to you; because the reason you urged against...
Pagina 173 - I have been engaging my lord- treasurer, and the other great men, in a project of my own, which they tell me they will embrace, especially his lordship. He is to erect some kind of society, or academy, under the patronage of the ministers, and protection of the queen, for correcting, enlarging, polishing, and fixing our language.
Pagina 87 - Mr. Philips dined with me yesterday ; he is still a shepherd, and walks very lonely through this unthinking crowd in London.