The Examiner [and political tractsJ. Johnson, 1801 |
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Side 24
Jonathan Swift. connivance , we may not believe them ; as the boy served the shepherds about the coming of the wolf ; or perhaps they scare us with the Pretender , because they think he may be like some diseases , that come with a fright ...
Jonathan Swift. connivance , we may not believe them ; as the boy served the shepherds about the coming of the wolf ; or perhaps they scare us with the Pretender , because they think he may be like some diseases , that come with a fright ...
Side 28
... serve . When a general is not so popular , either in his army or at home , as one might expect from a long course of success ; it may perhaps be ascribed to his wisdom , or perhaps to his complexion . The posses- sion of some one ...
... serve . When a general is not so popular , either in his army or at home , as one might expect from a long course of success ; it may perhaps be ascribed to his wisdom , or perhaps to his complexion . The posses- sion of some one ...
Side 40
... serve their daughters and wives from his lust . I " believe there is no man , who ever heard his name , " that cannot relate his enormities . We bring be- " fore you in judgment , my lords , a publick rob- " ber , an adulterer , a ...
... serve their daughters and wives from his lust . I " believe there is no man , who ever heard his name , " that cannot relate his enormities . We bring be- " fore you in judgment , my lords , a publick rob- " ber , an adulterer , a ...
Side 41
... served to convince me , that modern corruptions are not to be parallelled by ancient examples , without having recourse to poetry or fable . For instance , I never read in story of a law enacted to take away the force of all laws ...
... served to convince me , that modern corruptions are not to be parallelled by ancient examples , without having recourse to poetry or fable . For instance , I never read in story of a law enacted to take away the force of all laws ...
Side 47
... served a prince , without any manner of reason but her royal pleasure , and brought in others , of a cha- racter directly contrary ? And how so vile an opinion as this , can consist with the least pretence to loyalty or good manners ...
... served a prince , without any manner of reason but her royal pleasure , and brought in others , of a cha- racter directly contrary ? And how so vile an opinion as this , can consist with the least pretence to loyalty or good manners ...
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Side 410 - An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better securing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject...
Side 168 - The two houses of parliament, in an address to the queen, declared their belief, that Mr. Harley's fidelity to her majesty, and zeal for her service, had drawn upon him the hatred of all the abettors of popery and faction*.
Side 72 - Faith to be agreed upon as aforesaid; and such who profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ His eternal Son, the true God, and in the Holy Spirit, God co-equal with the Father and the Son, one God blessed for ever, and do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the revealed Will and Word of God...
Side 63 - And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
Side 13 - ... a reasonable honest man, of either side, upon those opinions in religion and government, which both parties daily buffet each other about, he shall hardly find one material point in difference between them.
Side 29 - I have therefore since thought of another expedient, frequently practised with great safety and success by satirical writers; which is, that of looking into history for some character bearing a resemblance to the person we would describe; and, with the absolute power of altering, adding, or suppressing what circumstances we please, I conceive we must have very bad luck, or very little skill, to fail.
Side 3 - But although the devil be the father of lies, he seems, like other great inventors, to have lost much of his reputation, by the continual improvements that have been made upon him.
Side 107 - Socinian : he has never conversed with T[o]l[a]nd, to open and enlarge his thoughts, and dispel the prejudices of education ; nor was he ever able to arrive at that perfection of gallantry, to ruin and imprison the husband, in order to keep the wife without disturbance.1 The present l[or]d st[ewa]rd...
Side 315 - ... been unjustly taken from them; to revenge some injury they have received, which all political casuists allow; to assist some ally in a just quarrel; or, lastly, to defend themselves when they are invaded.
Side 356 - With these measures fell in all that set of people, who are called the monied men ; such as had raised vast sums by trading with stocks and funds, and lending upon great interest and premiums ; whose perpetual harvest is war, and whose beneficial way of traffic must very much decline by a peace.