 | 1856
...Sltenstane. DCLXXXIX. " The chief end," says Swift, in a letter to Mr. Pope, " 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... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1858 - 341 pagina’s
...the scheme of our meeting after distresses and dissensions ; 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 and fortune, I would be the most indefatigable writer... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1861
...our meeting after distresses and dispersions, but the chief end I propose to myself in all my labors 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... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Francis Waller - 1865 - 352 pagina’s
...transcribing " Gulliver's Travels," he adds — " But the chief end I propose in all my labours js, 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... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - 309 pagina’s
...like the scheme of our meeting after distresses and dissensions; but the chief end I propose to myself in all my labours is to vex the world rather than divert it; and if could I compass that design without hurting my own person or fortune, I would be the most indefatigable... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869
...the scheme of our meeting after distresses and dissensions ; 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 and fortune, I would be the most indefatigable writer... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 362 pagina’s
...the scheme of our 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 I could compass that design without hurting my own person or fortune, I would be the most indefatigable writer... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869
...the scheme of our meeting after distresses and dissensions ; 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 and fortune, I would be the most indefatigable writer... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 362 pagina’s
...the scheme of our 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 1 could compass that design without hurting my own person or fortune, I would be the most indefatigable... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1870 - 352 pagina’s
...correcting, amending, and transcribing " Gulliver's Travels," he adds — " But the chief end I propose 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, 1 would be the most indefatigable writer... | |
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I like the scheme of our 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 I could compass that design without hurting my own person or fortune, I would... 
