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The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift Volume 1; Accurately revised adorned with copper-plates with some account of the author's life, and notes historical and explanatory - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1754 Excerpt: ...tranflated, &/V. not poflible to recover feveral he dedicated the different parts tides, which the author here of Virgil to different patrons. was was clearly out of my head, as it is very rea fonable to believe. Where the pinch lay, I cannot certainly affirm; but having employed a world of thoughts and pains to fplit my treatiie into forty fections, and having intreated forty lords of my acquaintance, that they would do me the honour to ftand, they all made it a matter of confcience, and fent me their excufes. Sect. n. ONCE upon a time, there was a man who had three fbns by one wife, and all at a birth, neither could the midwife tell certainly which was the eldeft. Their father died while they were young; and upon his death-bed, calling the lads to him, fpoke thus: Sons; becaufe I have pur chafed no eft at e, nor was born to any I have long confidered of fome good legacies to bequeath you; and at loft, with much care as well as expence, have provided each of you (here they are) By thefe three fons, Pe-and our Proteftant Dijenttrt ter, Martin, and Jack, Pa-are deiigned. IV. Wettm. fery, the Church of England, anew a new coat. Now, you are to underftand that thefe coats have two virtues contained in them.' one is, that with good wearing they will laft you frejh and found as long as you live: the other is, that they will grow in the fame proportion with your bodies, lengthening and widening of themfelves, fo as to be always fit. Here; let me fee them onyou before I die So; very well, pray children wear them clean, and brujh them often. You will find in my-f will (here it is) full inftruEtions in every particular concerning the wearing and management of jour coats; wherein you muft be very exaEt to avoid the penalties I have appointed for every tranfgrejji...
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