 The king was struck with horror at the description I had given of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. " He was amazed how so impotent and grovelling an insect as I (these were his expressions) could entertain such inhuman ideas, and in...  The Political state of Great Britain - Page 496by Political state of Great Britain - 1726Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...Infeft as I (thefe were his Expreffions) could entertain fuch inhuman Ideas, and in fo familiar a man-5 a manner as to appear wholly unmoved at all the Scenes of Blood and Defolation, wm'ch I had painted as the common EfFe&s of thofe deftru&ive Machines, whereof he faid,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 454 pages
...amazed how fb impotent and groveling an Infeft as I (thele were his Expreffions) could entertain fiich inhuman Ideas, and in fo familiar a Manner as to appear wholly unmoved at all the Scenes of Blood and Defolation, which I had painted as the common Effefts of thofedeftruftive Machines ; whereof he faid,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...I had made. He was amazed how fo impotent and groveling an Infect as I (thefe were his Expreffions) could entertain fuch inhuman Ideas, and in fo familiar a Manner, as to appear whr.lly unmoved at all the Scenes of Blood and Defoliation, which I had painted as the common Effects... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 330 pages
...had made. He was amazed how fo impotent and grovelling an Infeft as I (thefe were his Expreffions) could entertain fuch inhuman Ideas, and in fo familiar a Manner as to appear wholly unmoved at all theScenes of Blood and Defolation, which I had painted as the common Effefts of thofe deftruftive Machines;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1755 - 608 pages
...had made. He was amazed, how fo impotent and groveling an infect as I (thefe were his expreflions) could entertain fuch inhuman ideas, and in fo familiar a manner, as to appear wholly unmoved at all the fcenes of blood and defolation, which I had painted as the common effects of thofe deftructive machines,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...I had made. He was amazed, how fo impotentand groveling an infeft as I (thefe were his expreffions) could entertain fuch inhuman ideas, and in fo familiar a manner, as to appear wholly unmoved at all the fcenes of blood and defolation, which 1 had painted as the common cfTefts of thofe deftruflive machines,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - English literature - 1761 - 412 pages
...had made. He was amazed, how fo impotent and groveling an infeft as I (thefe were h-re expreflions) could entertain fuch inhuman ideas, and in fo familiar a manner, as to appear wholly unmoved at all the fcenes of blood and defo•.-.m, which I had painted as the common effefts of thofe deftruftive machines,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...I had made. He was amazed, how fo impotent and groveling an infed as I (thefe were his expreflions) could entertain fuch inhuman ideas, and in fo familiar a manner, as to appear wholly unmoved at all the fcenes of blood and defolation, which I had painted as the common effects of thofe deftructive machines,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...had made. He was amazed, how fo impotent яла grovelling an infect as I (thefe were hisexpreffions) could entertain fuch inhuman ideas, and in fo familiar a manner, as to appear wholly unmoved at all the fcenes of blood and defolation, which I had painted as the common effefts of thofe deftruflive machines,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 386 pages
...groveling an insect as I, (these were his expressions) could entertain such inhuman ideas, and in so familiar a manner, as to appear wholly unmoved at all the scenes of blood and desolation, which I had painted, as the common effects of those destructive machines; whereof, he said,... | |
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