 ... invented by some pretty fellows, such as Banter, Bamboozle, Country Put, and Kidney, as it is there applied; some of which are now struggling for the vogue, and others are in possession of it. I have done my utmost for some years past to stop the...  The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers - Էջ 94British essayists - 1803Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 486 էջ
...• are in pofleffion of it. I have done my utmoit for *- fome years part to flop the progrels of mob and banter, • but have been plainly borne down by numbers, and • betrayed by thofe who promifed to aflift me.' ' JN the la(l place, you are to take notice of certain '•choice... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761 - 392 էջ
..." are in poffeifion of it. I have done my utmoll for " fome years paft to (lop the progrels of mot and banter, " but have been plainly borne down by numbers, and " betrayed by thole who promiftd to aflift me. " In the laft place, you are to take notice of certain " choice phrales... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 292 էջ
...others are in pofleffion of it. I have done my utmoft, for fome years ' paft, to ftop theprogrefs of moh and banter , but have been plainly borne down by numbers, and betrayed by thole who promifed ~ to affift me. " In the laft place you are to take notice of " certain choice phrafes... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1774 - 366 էջ
...others are in poffeffion of it. I have done my utmoft for fome years pall, to flop the progrefs of Mobb and Banter, but have been plainly borne down by numbers, and betrayed by thofe who promifed to affift me. In the lafi place, you are to take notice of certain. ' choice phrafes... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 էջ
...my utmost for some years past to stop " the progress of mob and banter, but have been " plainly born down by numbers, and betrayed by " those who promised...me. " In the last place, you are to take notice of cer** tain choice phrases scattered through the letter ; " some of them tolerable enough, till they... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1803 - 638 էջ
...others arc in possession of it. I have done my utmost for home years past to stop the progress ot Mol:b and Banter, but have been plainly borne down by numbers, and betrayed by those who promised to at>»ist me. " In the lasit place, you are to take notice of certain choice phruses scattered through... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 էջ
...others are in possession of it. I have done my utmost for some years past to stop the progress of Mobo and Banter, but have been plainly borne down by numbers,...they were not in a different print, and therefore I need not disturb them. " These are the false refinements in our stvle which you ought to correct... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 446 էջ
...others are in possession of it. I have done my utmost for some years past to stop the progress of Mob(> and Banter, but have been plainly borne down by numbers,...letter, some of them tolerable enough, until they were woni to rags by servile imitators. You might easily find them though they were not in a different print,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 554 էջ
...clone my utmost for some years past to stop the progress of mob and banter, but have been plainly born down by numbers, and betrayed by those who promised...through the letter ; some of them tolerable enough, till they were worn to rags by servile iu.itators. You might easily find tliem, although they were... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 314 էջ
...others are in possession of it. I have done my utmost for some years past to stop the progress of Mold and Banter, but have been plainly borne down by numbers,...who promised to assist me. " In the last place, you arc to take notice of certain choice phrases scattered through the letter, some of them tolerable enough,... | |
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