 | Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...Commands. T his I humbly offered to his Majefty as a fmall Tribute of Acknowledgment in Return of fo many Marks that I had received of his Royal Favour and Protection* THE King was ftfuck with Horror at the Defcription I had given of thofe terrible Engines, and the Propofal I had... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...Commands. This I humbly offered to his Majefty, as a fmall Tribute of Acknowledgment in Return of fo many Marks that I had received of his Royal Favour and Protection. The King was ftruck with Horror at the Defeription I had given of thofe terrible Engines, and the Propofal I had... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...Commands. This, I humbly offered to his Majefty, as a fmall Tribute of Acknowledgment, in Return of fo many Marks that I had received of his Royal Favour and Protection. THE King was {buck with Horror at the Befcription I had given of tRbie terrible Engines, and the Propofal I had... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 510 pages
...humbly offered to his Majefty, as a fmall tribute of acknowledgment in return of fo many marks tjhat I :had received of his. royal favour and protection. . .. The King was ftruck with horror at the defcription I had given of thofe terrible engines, and the propofal I had... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...Tl.is I humbly offered to his majefty as i frnall tribute of acknowledgment in retara for fo many maiks that I had received of his royal favour and protection. The king was ftrutk xvith horror at the dcfcription J had given of thofe terrih.'e engine?, and the propofal I had... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 pages
...quantity of powder and balls, would batter down the walls of the strongest town in his dominions, in a few hours, or destroy the whole metropolis, if ever...royal favour and protection. The king was struck with horrour at the description I had given of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. He was... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 512 pages
...quantity of powder and balls, would batter down the walls of the strongest town in his dominions in a few hours, or destroy the whole metropolis, if ever...struck with horror at the description I had given of these terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. " He was amazed, how so impotent and grovelling... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...quantity of powder and balls, would batter down the walls of the strongest town in his dominions in a few hours, or destroy the whole metropolis, if ever...struck with horror at the description I had given of these terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. " He was amazed, how so impotent and grovelling... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 446 pages
...quantity of powder and balls, would batter down the walls of the strongest town in his dominions, in a few hours, or destroy the whole metropolis, if ever it should pretend 10 dispute his absolute commands. This I humbly offered to his majesty, as a small tribute' of acknowledgement,... | |
 | 1826 - 450 pages
...commands. This I humbly offered to his majefty as a fmall tribute of acknowledgment in ,return for fo many marks that I had received of his royal favour and protection. The king was Ilruck with horror at the defcription I had given of thofe terrible engines, and th» propofal I had... | |
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... long; twenty or thirty of which tubes, charged with the proper quantity of powder and balls, would batter down the walls of the strongest town in his dominions in a few hours, or destroy the whole metropolis, if ever it should pretend to dispute his... 
