 | Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 pages
...to treat with foreign princes or ministers of state, to whose tongues they were utter strangers. In the school of political projectors I was but ill entertained,...is a scene that never fails to make me melancholy. 7. These unhappy people were proposing schemes for persuading monarchs to choose favorites upon the... | |
 | Theodore Alors W. Buckley - 1854 - 332 pages
...to treat with foreign princes or ministers of state, to whose tongues they were utter strangers. In the school of political projectors I was but ill entertained,...unhappy people were proposing schemes for persuading mpnarchs to choose favourites upon the score of their wisdom, capacity, and virtue; of teaching ministers... | |
 | John Gay - 1854 - 300 pages
...The professors in the school of political projectors," he says, "appeared wholly out of their senses. These unhappy people were proposing schemes for persuading...of their wisdom, capacity, and virtue ; of teaching the ministers to consult the public good ; of rewarding merit, great abilities, and eminent services... | |
 | John Gay - 1854 - 312 pages
...The professors in the school of political projectors," he says, "appeared wholly out of their senses. These unhappy people were proposing schemes for persuading...of their wisdom, capacity, and virtue ; of teaching the ministers to consult the public good ; of rewarding merit, great abilities, and eminent services... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Mitford - 1856 - 448 pages
...account of the academy — The Author proposes some improvements, which are honourably received. IN the school of political projectors, I was but ill...and virtue ; of teaching ministers to consult the public good ; of rewarding merit, great abilities, and eminent services ; of instructing princes to... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 pages
...yet I would take such caution that he should have the honour entire, without a rival." * * * # * In the school of political projectors I was but ill entertained...senses, which is a scene that never fails to make nic melancholy. These unhappy people were proposing schemes for persuading monarchs to choose favourites... | |
 | John Gay - 1857 - 302 pages
...The professors in the school of political projectors," he says, "appeared wholly out of their senses. These unhappy people were proposing schemes for persuading...of their wisdom, capacity, and virtue ; of teaching the ministers to consult the public good ; of rewarding merit, great abilities, and eminent services... | |
 | Henry Drummond - 1860 - 524 pages
...his imaginary travels, he says, " In the school of political projectors I was but ill-entertained, the professors appearing in my judgment wholly out...and virtue ; of teaching ministers to consult the public good ; of rewarding merit, great abilities, and eminent services ; of choosing for employments... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1864 - 416 pages
...account of the academy — The author proposes some improvements, which are honourably received. IN the school of political projectors, I was but ill...capacity, and virtue; of teaching ministers to consult the public good; of rewarding merit, great abilities, and eminent services; of instructing princes to know... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Francis Waller - 1865 - 414 pages
...ACCOUNT OF THE ACADEMY.— THE AUTHOR PROPOSES SOME IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH ARE HONOURABLY RECEIVED. N the school of political projectors I was but ill entertained,...and virtue ; of teaching ministers to consult the public good ; of rewarding merit, great abilities, and eminent services ; of instructing princes to... | |
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IN the school of political projectors I was but ill entertained ; the professors appearing, in my judgment, wholly out of their senses, which is a scene that never fails to make me melancholy. These unhappy people were proposing schemes for persuading... 
