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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes, Historical and ... - Page 18
by Jonathan Swift - 1812
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A voyage to Lilliput

Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...I could not fufficiently wonder at the Intrepidity trepidity of thefe diminutive Mortals, who durft venture to mount and walk upon my Body, while one...Hands was at liberty, without trembling at the very fight of fo prodigious a Creature as I muft appear to them. After fome time, when they obferv'd that...
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Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World: In Four Parts. By Lemuel ...

Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...Thoughts, I could not fufficiemly wonder at the Intrepidity of thefe diminutive Mortals, who durft venture to mount and walk upon my Body, while one...at Liberty, without trembling at the very Sight of fo prodigious a Creature, as I muft appear to them. After fome Timet when they obferved that I made...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...fufficiently wonder at the Intrepidity of thefe diminutive Mortals, who durft venture to mount and walk on my Body, while one of my Hands was at Liberty, without trembling at the very Sight of fo prodigious a Creature as I muft appear to them. After fomeTime, when they obferved, that I made...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...thoughts I could not fufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of thefe diminutive mortals, who durft venture to mount and walk upon my body, while one...hands was at liberty, without trembling at the very fight of fo prodigious a creature, as I muft appear to them. After feme time, when they obferved that...
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The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc ..., Volume 4

Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 412 pages
...thoughts I could not fufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of thefe diminutive mortals, whoidurft venture to mount and walk upon my body, while one...hands was at liberty, without trembling at the very fight of fo prodigious a creathre, as I muft appear to them. Afttr fome time, when they obferved that...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...my thoughts I could not fufKciently wonder at the intrepidity of thefe diminutive mortals, who durft venture to mount and walk upon my body, while one...hands was at liberty, without trembling at the very fight of fo prodigious a creature, as I muft appear to them. After fome time, when they bbferved that...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...thoughts I could not furficiently wonder at the intrepidity of thefe diminutive mortals, who dürft venture to mount and walk upon my body, while one...hands was at liberty, without trembling at the very fight of fo prodigious a creature, as I mud appear to them. After fome time, when they obferved that...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 2

1797 - 522 pages
...thoughts I could not furliciently worder at the intrepidity of thefe diminutive mortals, who duril venture to mount and walk upon my body, while one of my hands was at liberty, without tremblir.g at the very fight of fo prodigious a creature, as I muft appear to them. Afu r fomc time,...
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English synonyms discriminated

William Taylor - 1813 - 356 pages
...difficulty. gf r with intrepidity : coolness offemper pradispose* both to foresight and to fortitude. 1 could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals, who durst venture to walk on my body without trembling. Siciji\ Gulliver. The word ' prowess' was once common to the Italian,...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's travels. Directions to servants

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...submissive behaviour, — soon drove out these imaginations. * Besides, I now considered myself as bound by the laws of hospitality to a people who had treated me with so much ex pence and magnificence. However, in my thoughts 1 could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity...
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