 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...falling, fucceeds in the Office. Very often the Chief Minifters themfelves are commanded to flie'w their Skill, and to convince the Emperor that they...Treafurer, is allowed to cut a Caper on the ftrait Rope, at leaftan Inch higher than any other Lord in the whole Empire. I have feen him do the Summerfet feveral... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...without falling, fucceeds in the Office. Very often the chief Minifters themfelves are commanded to fhew their Skill, and to convince the Emperor that they...Flimnap, the Treafurer, is allowed to cut a Caper on the Ilrait Rope, at leaft an Inch higher than any other Lord in the whole Empire. I have feen him do the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...without falling, fucceeds in the Office. Very often the chief Minifters themfelves are commanded to {hew their Skill, and to convince the Emperor that they...higher than any other Lord in the whole Empire. I have feen him do the Summerfet feveral Times together, upon a Trencher fixed on the Rope, which is no thicker... | |
 | John Arbuthnot - 1751 - 268 pages
...without falling, fucceeds in the Office. Very often, the chief Minifters themfelves are commanded to fhew their Skill, and to convince the Emperor that they have not loft their Faculty. Flimnap, the Trcafurer, is allow'd to cut a Caper on the ftrait Rope, at leaft, an Inch higher than any other Lord... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...fucceeds in the office. Very often the chief minifters themfelves are commanded to fhew their fkill, and to convince the Emperor, that they have not loft...to cut a caper on the ftrait rope, at leaft an inch higlver than any other lord in the whole empire. I have (tr- t C 3 do the fummerfet * feveral times... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 pages
...minifters themfelves are commanded to mew their skill, and to convince the Emperor, that they have not loll their faculty. Flimnap, the treafurer, is allowed to cut a caper on the flr-iit rope at leaft an inch higheiy than any otaer lord in the whole empire. I have feen him 3* GULLIVER'S... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...fucceeds in the office. Very often the chief minifters themfelves are commanded to fhew their fkill, and to convince the emperor, that they have not loft...higher, than any other lord in the whole empire. I have feen him do the fummerfet ' feveral times together upon a trencher, fixed on a rope, which is no thicker... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 510 pages
...fucceeds in the office. Very often the ,chief minifters themfelves are commanded to fhew their Ikill, and to convince the Emperor that they have not loft their faculty. Flimoap, the treafurer, is allowed to cut <ut a caper on the ftrait rope, at leaft an inch higher than... | |
 | 1795 - 432 pages
...lost their faculty. Flimnap, the treasurer, is allowed to tut. a caper on the strait rope at least an inch higher than any other lord in the whole empire. I have seen him do the summerset * several times together upon a trencher, fixed on a rope, which is no thicker... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...fucceeds m the office. Very often the chief minifters themfelves are commanded to ihew their ikill, and to convince the emperor that they have not loft...Flimnap, the treafurer, is allowed to cut a caper on the (Irait rope at leaft an inch higher than any other lord in the whole empire. I have leen him do the... | |
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... and whoever jumps the highest without falling, succeeds in the office. Very often the chief ministers themselves are commanded to... 
