It must indeed be confessed that never man threw up his pen, under stronger temptations to have employed it longer. His reputation was at a greater height, than I believe ever any living author's was before him. The Works - Strona 157autor: Jonathan Swift - 1803Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Tobias Smollett - 1779 - Liczba stron: 510
...news-papers put together. ' It mult indeed be confefied, that never man threw-up hi$ pen under ftronger temptations to have employed it longer; his reputation...believe, ever any living author's was before him. It is reafonable to fuppofe that his gains were proportion ably confiderable ; every one read him with pleafure... | |
| John Nichols - 1780 - Liczba stron: 434
...his pen under " ftronger temptations to have employed it longer ; his re" putation -was at a greawr height than, I believe, -ever " any living author's was before him. It is reafanable to " fuppofe, that his .gains were propottionably confiderable; " every .one tead him with... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - Liczba stron: 490
...in his Life of Mr. Maynwaring, attributes each number of the Medley to its proper writer. D 2 up up his pen under stronger temptations to have employed...forgiven his unaccountable imprudence in declaring against them. Lastly, it was highly improbable, if he threw off a character the ideas of which were... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - Liczba stron: 476
...Ohlmixon, in his Life of Mr. Maynwaring, attributes eacji number of the Medley to its proper writer. up his pen under stronger temptations to have employed...forgiven his unaccountable imprudence in declaring against them. Lastly, it was highly improbable, if he threw off a character the ideas of which were... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - Liczba stron: 484
...each number of the Medley to its proper writer. up his pen under stronger temptations to have cmployed it longer ; his reputation was at a greater height...forgiven his unaccountable imprudence in declaring against them. Lastly, it was highly improbable, if he threw off a character the ideas of which were... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - Liczba stron: 496
...than all their other newspapers put together. It must indeed be confessed, that never man threw up his pen under stronger temptations to have employed...longer : his reputation was at a greater height than, 1 believe, ever any living author's was before him. It is reasonable to suppose that his gains were... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1813 - Liczba stron: 324
...author's was hefore him. It is reasonahle to suppose that his gains were proportionahly considerahle; every one read him with pleasure and good will ; .and...tories, in respect to his other good qualities, had ahnost forgiven his unaccountahle imprudence in declaring against them. Lastly, it was highly improhahle,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1813 - Liczba stron: 384
...than all their other newspapers put together. It must indeed he confessed, that never man threw up his pen under stronger temptations to have employed...longer : his reputation was at a greater height than, I helieve, ever any living author's was hefore him. It is reasonahle to suppose that his gains were proportionahly... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - Liczba stron: 686
...than all their other newspapers put together. It must, indeed, be confessed, that never man threw up his pen under stronger temptations to have employed...considerable ; every one read him with pleasure and good-will ; and the Tories, in respect to his other good qualities, had almost forgiven his unaccountable... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - Liczba stron: 676
...than all their other newspapers put together. It must, indeed, be confessed, that never man threw up his pen under stronger temptations to have employed...height than, I believe, ever any living author's was belbre him. It is reasonable to suppose that his gains were proportionally considerable ; every one... | |
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