But the chief end I propose to myself in all my labours, is to vex the world, rather than divert it; and if I could compass that design without hurting my own person or fortune, I would be the most indefatigable writer you have ever seen without reading. Veronica Playfair - Pagina 124door Maud Wilder Goodwin - 1910 - 319 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 298 pagina’s
...meeting after diftrefles and difperfions ; but the chief end I propofe to myfelf in all my labours, is to vex the world, rather than divert it ; and if I could compaft * Gulliver's Travels. D 3 that that dcfign without hurting my own perfon or fortune, I w.ould... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1751 - 362 pagina’s
...meeting after diftrefles and difperfions ; but the chief End I propofe to myfelf in all my labours, is to vex the world, rather than divert it ; and if I could compafs that defign without hurting my own perfon or fortune, I would be the moft indefatigable writer... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 486 pagina’s
...meeting after diftreffes and difperiions : but the chief end I propofe to myfelf in all my labours, is to vex the world, rather than divert it ; and if I could compafs that defign without hurting my own perfon or fortune, I would .be the moft indefatigable writer... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1778 - 464 pagina’s
...meeting after diftrefles and difperfions ; but the chief end 1 propofe to myfelf in all my labours, is to vex the world, rather than divert it; and if I could compafs that defign without hurting my own perfon or fortune, I would be the mofc indefatigable writer... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 424 pagina’s
...meeting after diftrefles and difperfions, but the chief end I propofe to my felf in all my labours, is to vex the world rather than divert it ; and if I could compafs that defign, without hurting my own perfon or fortune, I would be the moft indefatigable writer... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 472 pagina’s
...Gulliver's Travels. diftrefles and difperfions : But the chief end I propofe to myfelf in all labours, is to vex the world, rather than divert it ; and if I could compafs that defign, without hurting my own perfon, or fortune, 1 would be the moft indefatigabbe writer... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pagina’s
...meeting after distresses and dispersions, but the chief end I propose to myself in all my labours, is to vex the world rather than divert it ; and if...without hurting my own person or fortune, I would be the most indefatigable writer you have ever seen, without reading. I am exceedingly pleased that you... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 540 pagina’s
...meeting after diftreffes and difperfions ; but the chief end I propofe to. myfelf in all my labours, is to vex the world, rather than divert it ; and if I could compafs that defign without hurting my own perfon or fortune, I would be the moft indefatigable writer... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 538 pagina’s
...meeting after diftrefles and difperfions ; but the chief end I propofe to* myfelf in all my labours, is to vex the world, rather than divert it ; and if I could cotnpafs that defign without hurting my own perfon or fortune, I would be the moft indefatigable writer... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 394 pagina’s
...meeting after distresses and dispersions ; but the chief end I propose to myself in all my labours, is to vex the world, rather than divert it ; and if...without hurting my own person or fortune, I would be the most indefatigable writer you have ever seen, without reading. I am exceedingly pleased that you... | |
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