 I do humbly entreat your Excellency either to use such persuasions as will keep one of the first men in this kingdom, for learning and virtue, quiet at home, or assist him, by your credit, to compass his romantic design; which, however, is very noble...  The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin - Page 120by Jonathan Swift - 1801Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 466 pages
...learning and virtue, quiet at home, or affift him, by your credit, to compafs his romantic defign ; which, however, is very noble and generous, and directly proper for a great perfon of your excellent education to encourage. I muft now, in all humility, intreat one favour of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 334 pages
...learning and virtue, quiet at home, or afiiil him, by your credit, to compafs his romantic defign ; which, however, is very noble and generous, and directly proper for a great perfon of your excellent education to encourage. I rauft now, in all humility, intreat one favour of... | |
 | Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...learning and virtue, quiet .?t home, or aflift him, by your credit, to compafs his romantic de fign ; which, however, is very noble and generous, and directly proper for a great perfon of your excellent education to entourage.' It is no uncommon thing with Swift, xvho was a warm... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 346 pages
...learning and virtue, quiet at home, or affift him, by your credit, to compafs his romantic defign ; which, however, is very noble and generous, and directly proper for a great perfon of your excellent education to encourage. I muft now, in all humility, intreat one favour of... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 472 pages
...and generous, and directly proper for a great perfon of your excellent education to encourage. I muft now, in all humility, entreat one favour of you, as you are Lord Lieutenant. Mr Proby, furgeon of the army here, laid out the greateft part part of his fortune, to buy a captainfhip for... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1804 - 250 pages
...kingdom for learning and virtue quiet at home, or assist him by your credit to compass his romantic design ; which, however, is very noble and generous,...person of your excellent education to encourage." CXXXIX. LORD BOLINGBROKE. Swift thus expresses himself in a letter to Lord Bolingbroke, dated August... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 478 pages
...kingdom for learning and virtue quiet at home ; or assist him by your credit, to compass his romantic design ; which, however, is very noble and generous,...of the army here, laid out the greatest part of his his fortune to buy a captainship for his eldest son. The young man was lately accused of discovering... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 310 pages
...to compass his romantic design ; which, however, is very noble and generous, and directly .pTroper for a great person of your excellent education to...you, as you are lord lieutenant. Mr. Proby, surgeon «f the army heie, laid out the greatest part of his for-. tune to buy a captainship for his eldest... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 506 pages
...purposes for which that society was formed,"— Biographia Britannica, Lond. 1780, fol. II. 253, 254, 255. and directly proper for a great person of your excellent...all humility, entreat one favour of you, as you are lord-lieutenant. Mr Proby, surgeon of the army here, laid out the greatest part of his fortune to buy... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 pages
...kingdom for learning and virtue quiet at home ; or assist him by your credit to compass his romantic design, which however is very noble and generous,...person of your excellent education to encourage.' * « The Island of St. Christopher's,' says Anderson ( ' History of Commerce,' vol. II.) ' having been... | |
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