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The works of Jonathan Swift, containing additional letters, tracts, and ... - Page 54
by Jonathan Swift - 1814
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A Tale of a Tub: Written for the Uiversal Improvement of Mankind...

Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 342 pages
...where I am not underftood, it (hall be concluded, that fomething very ufeful and profound is coucht underneath: And again, that whatever Word or Sentence is Printed in a different Charafter, fhall be judged to contain fomething extraordinary either of Wit or Sublime. AS for the...
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The Works of D. Jonathan Swift: In Nine Volumes, Volume 9

Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 242 pages
...doubt; particularly, that, where I am not underftood, it fhall be concluded, that fomething very ufeful and profound is couched underneath ; and again, that...Word or Sentence is printed in a different Character, fhall be judged to contain fomething extraordinary either of Wit or Sublime. As for the Liberty J have...
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The Works, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 346 pages
...it shall be concluded, that something very tiseful and profound is couched underneath : and »g;u'n, that whatever word or sentence is printed in a different...Something extraordinary either 'of wit or sublime. examples be allowed sufficient authority : for it i* here to be noted, that praise was originally a...
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A Tale of a Tub,: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which ...

Jonathan Swift, William Wotton - 1811 - 390 pages
...reason to doubt; particularly, that, where I am not understood, it shall be concluded, that somcB thing very useful and profound is couched underneath ; and...sentence is printed in a different character, shall he judged to contain something extraordinary, either of wit, or sublime. As for the liberty I have...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift...

Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 380 pages
...writer, the benefit whereof, I hope, there will be no reason to doubt ; particularly, that where I am not understood, it shall be concluded, that something...sublime. As for the liberty I have thought fit to take of praisin» myself, upon some occasions or none ; I am sure it will need no excuse, if a multitude of...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Tale of a tub. Battle of the books. Polite ...

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - English literature - 1814 - 442 pages
...writer, the benefit whereof, I hope, there will be no reason to doubt ; particularly, that where I am not understood, it shall be concluded, that something very useful and profound is couciied underneath : and again, that whate\e word or sentence is printed in a different character,...
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The Select Works of Jonathan Swift: Containing the Whole of His ..., Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 342 pages
...there will be no reason to doubt, particularly that where I am not understood, it shall be conolnded that something very useful and profound is couched...word or sentence is printed in a different character shali be judged to contain something extraordinary, either of wit or sublime. As for the liberty I...
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A tale of a tub: and The battle of the books

Jonathan Swift - 1831 - 184 pages
...writer, the benefit whereof, I hope, there will be no reason to doubt, particularly that where I am not understood , it shall be concluded that something...extraordinary, either of wit or sublime. As for the h'berty I have thought fit to take of praising myself upon some occasions or none , I am sure it will...
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Notes and Queries

Electronic journals - 1856 - 730 pages
...writer, the benefit whereof I hope there will be no reason to doubt ; ovrticularly that where 1 am not understood, it shall be concluded that something very useful and profound it couched underneath," &c. AB Hnrsley Family (2nd S. i. 375.)— Will your correspondent EE BIMO have...
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A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy

Laurence Sterne - France - 1882 - 448 pages
...writer, the benefit whereof I hope there will be no reason to doubt ; particularly that where I am not understood it shall be concluded that something...contain something extraordinary, either of wit or sublimity. examples be allowed sufficient authority. For it is here to be noted, that praise was originally...
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