Works, Volume 11W. Durell, 1811 |
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... ladies he passed his hours of relaxation , and to them he opened his bosom ; but they never resided in the same house , nor did he see either without a witness . They lived at the parson- age , when Swift was away ; and , when he ...
... ladies he passed his hours of relaxation , and to them he opened his bosom ; but they never resided in the same house , nor did he see either without a witness . They lived at the parson- age , when Swift was away ; and , when he ...
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... lady Berke- ley ; by whose kindness it is not unlikely that he was advanced to his benefices . To this project , which is formed with great purity of intention , and displayed with sprightliness and elegance , it can only be objected ...
... lady Berke- ley ; by whose kindness it is not unlikely that he was advanced to his benefices . To this project , which is formed with great purity of intention , and displayed with sprightliness and elegance , it can only be objected ...
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... ladies . On other days he often dined , at a stated price , with Mr. Worral , a clergyman of his cathedral , whose house was recommended by the peculiar neatness and pleasantry of his wife . To this frugal mode of living , he was first ...
... ladies . On other days he often dined , at a stated price , with Mr. Worral , a clergyman of his cathedral , whose house was recommended by the peculiar neatness and pleasantry of his wife . To this frugal mode of living , he was first ...
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... lady , either wanted power , or had no ambition of poetical immor- tality . He was seized , not long afterwards , by a fit of gid- diness , and again heard of the sickness and danger of Mrs. Johnson . He then left the house of Pope , as ...
... lady , either wanted power , or had no ambition of poetical immor- tality . He was seized , not long afterwards , by a fit of gid- diness , and again heard of the sickness and danger of Mrs. Johnson . He then left the house of Pope , as ...
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... Lady on her Marriage , " may be allowed to doubt whether his opi- nion of female excellence ought implicitly to be admit- ted ; for , if his general thoughts on women were such as he exhibits , a very little sense in a B 2 SWIFT . 31.
... Lady on her Marriage , " may be allowed to doubt whether his opi- nion of female excellence ought implicitly to be admit- ted ; for , if his general thoughts on women were such as he exhibits , a very little sense in a B 2 SWIFT . 31.
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