The Works of Jonathan Swift: Memoirs of Jonathan Swift, D. DA. Constable, 1814 |
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Pagina 11
... supposed to be wealthy , was her chief support ; and , upon the which she is noways able to get in without your honours as- sistance : That your petitioner hath desired her late husband's brother , William Swift , to help her in getting ...
... supposed to be wealthy , was her chief support ; and , upon the which she is noways able to get in without your honours as- sistance : That your petitioner hath desired her late husband's brother , William Swift , to help her in getting ...
Pagina 25
... supposed , more by affection than hope , he bent his course to England , and travelled on foot to his mother's residence , who was then in Leicestershire . Herself in a dependent and pre- carious situation , Mrs Swift could only recom ...
... supposed , more by affection than hope , he bent his course to England , and travelled on foot to his mother's residence , who was then in Leicestershire . Herself in a dependent and pre- carious situation , Mrs Swift could only recom ...
Pagina 40
... supposed author of the Tale of a Tub , & c . but they seem to point more particu- larly to a flagrant part of his criminality at Kilroot , not so generally known . A general account of this offence is all that is requisite here , and ...
... supposed author of the Tale of a Tub , & c . but they seem to point more particu- larly to a flagrant part of his criminality at Kilroot , not so generally known . A general account of this offence is all that is requisite here , and ...
Pagina 42
... supposed that this inexplicable figment did really originate with Dean Dobbs , and that he had been led into a mistake , by the initial letters , J. S. upon the alleged papers , which might apply to Jonathan Smedley , ( to whom , indeed ...
... supposed that this inexplicable figment did really originate with Dean Dobbs , and that he had been led into a mistake , by the initial letters , J. S. upon the alleged papers , which might apply to Jonathan Smedley , ( to whom , indeed ...
Pagina 60
... supposed to be accessary to this unworthy conduct , Swift returned the suc- cinct answer , " God confound you both for a couple of scoundrels , " and instantly left Lord Berkeley's lodgings in the castle * . He had al- sum . * Lord ...
... supposed to be accessary to this unworthy conduct , Swift returned the suc- cinct answer , " God confound you both for a couple of scoundrels , " and instantly left Lord Berkeley's lodgings in the castle * . He had al- sum . * Lord ...
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Pagina 254 - But what success Vanessa met, Is to the world a secret yet. Whether the nymph, to please her swain, Talks in a high romantic strain ; Or whether he at last descends To act with less seraphic ends ; Or to compound the business, whether They temper love and books together ; Must never to mankind be told, Nor shall the conscious Muse unfold.
Pagina 461 - Cassius. He reads much ; He is a great observer and he looks Quite through the deeds of men ; he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony ; he hears no music ; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself and scorn'd his spirit That could be moved to smile at any thing.
Pagina 460 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood ; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue.
Pagina 266 - That's very strange ; but, if you had not supped, I must have got something for you. Let me see, what should I have had ? A couple of lobsters ; ay, that would have done very well ; two shillings ; tarts, a shilling ; but you will drink a glass of wine with me, though you supped so much before your usual time only to spare my pocket I' ' No, we had rather talk with you than drink with you.
Pagina 490 - In the poetical works of Dr. Swift there is not much upon which the critic can exercise his powers. They are often humorous, almost always light, and have the qualities which recommend such compositions, easiness and gaiety. They are, for the most part, what their author intended. The diction is correct, the numbers are smooth, and the rhymes exact. There seldom occurs a hardlaboured expression, or a redundant epithet; all his verses exemplify his own definition of a good style; they consist of "proper...
Pagina 498 - ... the peruser of Swift wants little previous knowledge: it will be sufficient that he is acquainted with common words and common things; he is neither required to mount elevations, nor to explore profundities; his passage is always on a level, along solid ground, without asperities, without obstruction.
Pagina 36 - To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn of fools, by fools mistook for pride ; From thee whatever virtue takes its rise, Grows a misfortune, or becomes a vice...
Pagina 497 - His Tale of a Tub has little resemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar, that it must be considered by itself; what is true of that, is not true of any thing else which he has written.
Pagina 140 - 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 257 - Oh, how have you forgot me ! You endeavour by severities to force me from you, nor can I blame you ; for, with the utmost distress and confusion, I behold myself the cause of uneasy reflections to you, yet I cannot comfort you, but here declare, that...