| Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...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 happens) five or or fix of thofe Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain... | |
| 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 noble...Education. When a great Office is vacant either by Death or Difgrace (which often happens) five or fix of thofe Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his... | |
| John Arbuthnot - 1751 - 268 pages
...thofe Perfons, who arc Candidates for great Employments, and high Favour at Court. They are train'd in this Art from their Youth, and are not always of .noble...When a great Office is vacant, either by Death or Difgrace, (which often happens) Five •or Six Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his Majefty... | |
| 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 noble...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 is vacant either by death or difgrace (which often happens) five or-fix of thofe candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his'Majefty... | |
| 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 noble...education. When a great office is vacant either by death or difgrace (which often happens) five or fix of thofe candidates petition the emperor to entertain his... | |
| 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 noble...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... | |
| 1795 - 432 pages
...court. They are trained in {his art from their youth, and are not always of liberal birth or noble education. When a great office is vacant either by...to entertain his majesty and the court with a dance en the rope, and whoever jumps the highest without falling, succeeds in the office. Very often the... | |
| 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 noble...education. When a great office is vacant either by death or difgrace (which often happens) five or fix ofthofe candidates petition the emperor to entertain his... | |
| 1797 - 522 pages
...(which oK^n happens) five or fix of thofe candidates petition the emperor to entertain his tnnjcfty and the court with a dance on the rope, and whoever jumps the higheit without falling, fuccecds in the office. Very oir.cn the chief miniflers thcmfelves are commanded... | |
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