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" ... for the law thinks it a reasonable indulgence, that those who are condemned, without any fault of their own, to a perpetual continuance in the world, should not have their misery doubled by the load of a wife. "
The Works of Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's travels. Directions to servants - Page 275
by Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Containing Interesting and Valuable ..., Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 1012 pages
...that those who are condemned, without anj fault of their own, to a perpetual continuance in the world should not have their misery doubled by the load of...a wife. " As soon as they have completed the term о eighty years they are looked on as dead in law their heirs immediately succeed to their estates,...
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The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century: A Series of Lectures ...

William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 pages
...that those who are condemned, without any fault of their own, to a perpetual continuance in the world, should not have their misery doubled by the load of a wife. "At ninety they lose their teeth and hair; they have at that age no distinction of taste, but eat and...
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Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts

Jonathan Swift, John Mitford - 1856 - 448 pages
...that those who are condemned, without any fault of their own, to a perpetual continuance in the world, should not have their misery doubled by the load of...in law ; their heirs immediately succeed to their support ; and the poor ones, are maintained at the public charge. After that period, they are held...
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The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century: A Series of ..., Issue 76

William Makepeace Thackeray - 1858 - 360 pages
...that those who are condemned, without any fault of their own, to a perpetual continuance in the world, should not have their misery doubled by the load of...the poor ones are maintained at the public charge. Alter that period, they are held incapable of any employment of trust or profit, they cannot purchase...
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Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World

Jonathan Swift, John Francis Waller - 1865 - 414 pages
...without any fault of their own, to a perpetual continuance in the world, should not have their miseries doubled by the load of a wife. " As soon as they have...maintained at the public charge. After that period, they murmurs at the condition upon which he received his existence. To reconcile old age, therefore, to...
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The English Humorists of the Eighteenth Century: A Series of Lectures

William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - 334 pages
...that those who are condemned, without any fault of their own, to a perpetual continuance in the world, should not have their misery doubled by the load of a wife. "At ninety they lose their teeth and hair; they have at that age no distinction of taste, but eat and...
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The Four Georges: The English Humorists of the Eighteenth Century

William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 414 pages
...that those who are condemned, without any fault of their own, to a perpetual continuance in the world, should not have their misery doubled by the load of...completed the term of eighty years, they are looked on sis dead in law ; their heirs immediately succeed to their estates, only a small pittance is reserved...
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The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century

William Makepeace Thackeray - 1870 - 360 pages
...that those who are condemned, without any fault of their own, to a perpetual continuance in the world, should not have their misery doubled by the load of...eighty years, they are looked on as dead in law; their lieirs immediately succeed to their estates, only a small pittance is reserved for their support; and...
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Travels of Lemuel Gulliver into several remote regions of the world.

Jonathan Swift - 1871 - 406 pages
...without any fault of their own, to a perpetual continuance in the world, should not have their miseries doubled by the load of a wife. " As soon as they have...eighty years, they are looked on as dead in law ; their hefrs immediately succeed to their estates ; only a small pittance is reserved for their support ;...
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Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World

Jonathan Swift - 1872 - 444 pages
...those who are condemned, without any fault of their own, to » perpetual continuance in the world, should not have their misery doubled by the load of...in law ; their heirs immediately succeed to their support ; and the poor ones, are maintained at the public charge. After that period, they are held...
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