 | Jonathan Swift - 1711 - 440 pagina’s
...parallel Nature. If Chriftiantty were once abolifhed, how would the Free Thinkers, the Strong Reafoners, and the Men of. profound Learning, be able to find another Subject fo calculated in all Points whereon to difplay their Abilities. What wonderful Productions of Wit flbould... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 pagina’s
...parallel Nature : If Chriftianity were once abolifhed, how could the Free-Thinkers, the ftrong Reafoners, and the Men of profound Learning be able to find another Subject fo calculated in all Points whereon to difplay their Abilities. What wonderful Pro-. duclions of Wit... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 356 pagina’s
...parallel Nature : If Chriftianity were once abolifhed, how could the Free-thinkers, the ftrong .Reafoners, and the Men of profound Learning be able to find another Subject fo calculated in all Points whereon to difplay their Abilities. What wonderful Productions of Wit Jhould... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pagina’s
...judicious irony. One passage in it deserves to be selected. " If Christianity were once abolished, how could the free-thinkers, the « strong reasoners...and the men of profound learning, be able to find ano" ther subject so calculated, in all points, whereon to display their abilities? * See Shori J»n'»Life,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pagina’s
...their persons. And to urge another argument of a parallel nature : if Christianity were once abolished, how could the freethinkers, the strong reasoners,...of, from those, whose genius, by continual practice, has been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never be... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 488 pagina’s
...parallel nature : if christianity were once abolished, how could the freethinkers, the strong rcasoners, and the men of profound learning, be able to find...in all points, whereon to display their abilities P what wonderful productions of wit should we be deprived of, from those, whose genius, by continual... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pagina’s
...judicious irony. One passage in it deserves to be selected. " If Christianity were once abolished, how could the free-thinkers, the " strong reasoners...and the men of profound learning, be able to find aijo" ther subject so calculated, in all points, whereon to display their abilities f * Sec 5'iciiJaa'«Life,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 516 pagina’s
...parallel nature : if Christianity were once abolished, how could the freethinkers, the strong rcasoners, and the men of profound learning, be able to find...of, from those whose genius, by continual practice, has been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 pagina’s
...judicious irony. One passage in it deserves to be selected. " If christianity were once abolished, how could the freethinkers, the strong reasoners,...genius, by continual practice, hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never be able to shine, or distinguish... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pagina’s
...judicious irony. One passage in it deserves to be selected. " If Christianity were once abolished, how could (( the free-thinkers, the strong reasoners,...whereon to ; (( display their abilities ? What wonderful produc" tions of wit should we be deprived of from those, " whose genius, by continual practice, hath... | |
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And to urge another argument of a parallel nature: if Christianity were once abolished, how could the freethinkers, the strong reasoners, and the men of profound learning, be able to find another subject, so calculated in all points, whereon to display... 
