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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Tale of a tub. Battle of the books. Polite ... - Page 288
by Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814
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A Tale of a Tub: Written for the Uiversal Improvement of Mankind...

Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 342 pages
...form a truer Judgment of Human Abilities and Performings, than we ourfelves can poffibly do of each other. Let that be as it will, thus much is certain,...Spiritual Intrigues begin, they generally conclude like an others ; they may branch upwards towards Heaven, but the Root is in the Earth. Too intcnlc a Contemplation...
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A Tale of a Tub: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which ...

Jonathan Swift - 1710 - 402 pages
...truer Judgment of Human Abilities and Performings, chart We our felves can poffibly do of each ocher. Let That be as it will, thus much is certain, that...generally conclude like all others ; they may branch- upwards towarcff Heaven, but the Root is in the Earth. ( Too intenfe a Contemplation is not the Bufinefs...
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The Works of D. Jonathan Swift: In Nine Volumes, Volume 9

Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 242 pages
...form a truer Judgment of human Abilities and Performings, than we ourfelves can poffibly do of each, other. Let that be as it will, thus much is certain,. that however fpiritual Intrigues begin, they generally conclude like all others ; they may branch upwards towards...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1755 - 514 pages
...form 3 truerjudgment of human abilities and performings, than we ourlelves can poflibly do of each other. Let that be as it will, thus much is certain, that, however fpiritual intrigues begin, they generally conclude like all others; they may branch upwards towards...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 470 pages
...form a truer judgment of human abilities and performings, than we ourfelves can poffibly do of each other. Let that be as it will, thus much is certain, that however fpiritual intrigues begin, they generally conclude like all others ; they may branch upwards towards...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 500 pages
...judgment of human G ga abilities abilities and performings, than we ourfelves can poflibly do of each other; Let that be as it will, thus much is certain, that, however fpiritual intrigues begin, they generally conclude like all others; they may branch upwards towards...
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The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. In Thirteen ...

Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 pages
...a truer judgment of human abilities and performings, than we ourfelves • can poffibly do of each other. Let that be as it will, thus much is certain, that however fpiritualintrigues begin, they generally conclude like all others; they may branch upwards towards...
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Tale of a Tub: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which ...

Jonathan Swift - 1798 - 278 pages
...forma truer judgment of human abilities and performings, than we ourfelves can poffibly do 'of each other. Let that be as it will, thus much is certain, that however fpiritual intrigues begin, they generally conclude like all others ; they may branch upwards towards...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...form a truer judgment of human abilities and performings, than we ourselves can possibly do of each other. Let that be as it will, thus much is certain,...; it must, by the necessary course of things, in a little time let go its hold, and fall into matter. Lovers for the sake of celestial converse, are but...
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A tale of a tub. The battle of the books [and essays

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 488 pages
...form a truer judgment of human abilities and performings, than we ourselves can possibly do of each other. Let that be as it will, thus much is certain,...; it must, by the necessary course of things, in a little time let go its hold, and fall into matter. Lovers for the sake of celestial converse, are but...
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