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" ... silk ; the red is given to the next, and the green to the third, which they all wear girt twice round about the middle ; and you see few great persons about this court who are not adorned with one of these girdles. "
The Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr. Arbuthnot - Page 94
by John Arbuthnot - 1751 - 312 pages
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A voyage to Lilliput

Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...moft Agility, and holds out the longeft in leaping and creeping, is rewarded with the Purple coloured Silk ; the Yellow is given to the next, and the White to the third, which they all were girt twice round about the middle ; and you fee few great Perfons about this Court, who are not...
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Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World: In Four Parts. By Lemuel ...

Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...and Creeping, is rewarded with the Blue-coloured Silk ; the Red is given to the next, and the Green to the third, which they all wear girt twice round about the Middle ; and you fee Tew great Perfona about this Court who are not adorned with one of thefe Girdles. The Horfes of the...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...and creeping, is rewarded with the blue-coloured filk, the r^l is given to the next, and the green to the third; which they all wear girt twice round about the middle ; and you fee tew greac perfons about this court, who are not adorned with one of thefe girdles. THE horfes of the...
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The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc ..., Volume 4

Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 pages
...and creeping is rewarded with the blue-coloured filk ; the red is given to the next; and the green to the third, which they all wear girt twice round about the middle ; and you fee few great perfotw about this court, who are not adorned with one of thele girdles. The horfes of the army, and...
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The Manual of Liberty, Or, Testimonies in Behalf of the Rights of Mankind ...

1795 - 432 pages
...and creeping, is rewarded with the blue coloured silk ; the red is given to the next, and the green to the third ; which they all wear girt twice round about the middle; and you see few great persons about this court, who are not adorned with one of these girdles. Ib. part i....
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 2

1797 - 522 pages
...and creeping, is rewarded with ths blue-coloured filk; the red is given to the next, and the green to the third; which they all wear girt twice round about the middle ; and you ice few great perfons about this court, who are not adorned with one of thefe girdle.'. The horfes...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 6

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 pages
...and creeping, is rewarded with the blue-coloured silk; the red is given to the next, and the green to the third, which they all wear girt twice round about the middle ; and you see few great persons about this court, who are not adorned with one of these girdles. The horses of...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's travels. Directions to servants

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...and creeping, is rewarded with the blue-coloured silk ; the red is given to the next, and the green to the third, which they all wear girt twice round about the middle; and you see lew great persons about this. * This seems to allude to Walpole's dismissal from office in J7'7,...
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Gulliver's travels. Directions to servants

Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 512 pages
...and creeping, is rewarded with the blue-coloured silk ; the red is given to the next, and the green to the third, which they all wear girt twice round about the middle; and you see few great persons about this * This seems to allude to Walpole's dismissal from office in 1717,...
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Prose

1826 - 450 pages
...and crerpin», is rewarded with the blue-coloured filk ; the red is given to the next, and th: green to the third ; which they all wear girt twice round about the midoie; and you fee few great perfons about this court, v/ho are not adorned with one of thefe girdles....
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