 | Alma Blount, Clark Sutherland Northup - 1914 - 400 pages
...those persons who are candidates for great employments, and high favour, at court. They are tra1ned in this art from their youth, and are not always of noble...or disgrace (which often happens), five or six of these candidates petition the Emperor to entertain his Majesty and the court with a dance on the rope,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1914 - 168 pages
...those persons who arc candidates for great employments and high favor at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not! always of noble birth or liberal education. When a greatl office is vacant, either by death or disgrace (which often happens), five or six of those candidates... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1919 - 348 pages
...persons 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...rope, and whoever jumps the highest without falling, SIR ceeds in the office. Very often the chief ministers themselves are comnEinded to show their skill,... | |
 | Herbert Charles O'Neill - 1919 - 480 pages
...those persons, who are candidates for great employments, and high favours at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of noble...or disgrace (which often happens), five or six of these candidates petition the emperor to entertain his majesty and the court with a dance on the rope... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1992 - 290 pages
...those persons, 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...often the chief ministers themselves are commanded to shew their skill, and to convince the emperor that they have not lost their faculty. Flimnap,4S the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 2004 - 396 pages
...those persons 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 birth or liberal 40 education. When a great office is vacant either by death or disgrace (which often happens), five... | |
 | Elaine L. Robinson - 2006 - 253 pages
...those persons 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...highest without falling, succeeds in the office.... But the danger is much greater when the ministers themselves are commanded to show their dexterity;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1883 - 464 pages
...those persons, 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...often the chief ministers themselves are commanded to shew their skill, and to convince the emperor that they have not lost their faculty. Flimnap, the treasurer,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 330 pages
...Perfbns, 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 Deatfi oi Difgrace, (which often happens) five or fix of thofe Candidates petition the Emperor to entertain... | |
 | Wren & Martin - 434 pages
...you turn wild and eat mens flesh again he looked full of concern and shaking his head said no 'l 1 . When a great office is vacant either by death or disgrace which often happens five or six of these candidates petition the emperor to entertain his majesty and the court with a dance on the rope... | |
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This diversion is only practised by those persons, 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 birth, or liberal education. When a great office is vacant,... 
