When a great office is vacant, either by death or disgrace (which often happens), five or six of those candidates petition the emperor to entertain his majesty and the court with a dance on the rope, and whoever jumps the highest without falling, succeeds... The Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr. Arbuthnot - Page 92by John Arbuthnot - 1751 - 312 pagesFull view - About this book
| Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...thofe Perfons who are Candidates for great Employments, and high Favour, at Court. They are trained in this Art from their Youth, and are not always of noble Birtn, or liberal Education. When a great Office is vacant either by Death or Difgrace (which often... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...thofe Perfons who are Candidates for great Employments, and high Favour, at Court. They are trained in this Art from their Youth, and are not always of...by Death or Difgrace (which often happens) five or fix of thofe Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his Majefty and the Court with a Dance on... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...thofe Perfons who are Candidates for great Employments, and high Favour, at Court. They are trained in this Art from their Youth, and are not always of...by Death or Difgrace, (which often happens) five or fix of thofe Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his Majefty and the Court with a Dance on... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...thofe perfons, whoare candidates for gieat employments, and high favour at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of...education. When a great office is vacant either by death or diigrac& (which often happens) five or fix of thofe candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 pages
...employments, and high favour at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always ot noble birth, or liberal education. When a great office...either by death or difgrace (which often happens) five or-fix of thofe candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his'Majefty and the court with a dance... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...thofe perfons, who are candidates for great employments, and high favour at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of...by death or difgrace (which often happens) five or fix of thofe candidates petition the emperor to entertain his majefty and the court with a dance on... | |
| John Arbuthnot - 1770 - 276 pages
...thofe Perfons, who are Candidates for great Employments, and high Favour at Court. They are trained in this Art from their Youth, and are not always of...When a great Office is vacant, either by Death or Difgrace^which often happens) Fivt or. or Six Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his Majefty... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...thofe perfons, who are candidates for great employments, and high favour at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of...by death or difgrace (which often happens) five or fix ofthofe candidates petition the emperor to entertain his majtily and the court with a dance on... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pages
...persons, sons, who are candidates for great employments, and high favour at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of...When a great office is vacant, either by death or disgrace, (which often happens) five or six of those candidates petition the emperor to entertain his... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 374 pages
...those persons, who are candidates for great employments, and high favour at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of noble birth, OK liberal education. Whcu a great office is vacant, either by death or disgrace, (which often happens)... | |
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