 My lord, I do here, in the name of all the learned and polite persons of the nation, complain to your lordship, as first minister, that our language is extremely imperfect; that its daily improvements are by no means in proportion to its daily corruptions;...  The Works - Page 137by Jonathan Swift - 1883Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - England - 1712 - 56 pages
...Nation , complain to Your Lo RD s H IP, as Fir ft Mnffier, that our Language is extremely imperfeft 5 that its daily Improvements are by no means in proportion to its daily Corruptions; that the Pretenders to polifli and refine it, have chiefly multiplied Abufes and Abfurdities... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714 - 456 pages
...to the Lord High Treafurer, •with good reafon complains, That our Language is extreamfy imperfeit, that its daily Improvements are by no Means in proportion to its daily Corruptions, and that the Pretenders to poliß] and refine it have chiefly multiply d Abufes and Abfurdities... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 374 pages
...of thefe, or any other of your glorious Aftions, yet perhaps in future Ages not lefs to your Honour. MY Lord, I do here, in the Name of all the learned and polite Perfons of the. Nation, complain to your Lordfhip as Firft Minijter, that our Language is extremely... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 pages
...thefe, or any other of of your glorious Actions, yet perhaps in future Ages not lefs to your Honour. MY Lord, I do here, in the Name of all the learned and polite Perfons of the Nation, complain to your Lordfhip as Ftrft Minifter, that our Language is extremely... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 356 pages
...of thefe, or any other of your glorious Actions, yet perhaps in future Ages not lefs to your Honour. My Lord. I do here, in the Name of all the learned and polite Perfons of the Nation, complain to your Lordlhip, as Fir/I Minijier, that our Language is extremely... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 440 pages
...of thefe, or any other of your glorious actions, yet perhaps in future ages not lefs to your honour. My lord, I do here in the name of all the learned and polite perfons of the nation complain to your lordmip as firft minifter, that our language is extremely imperfect;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...of thefe, or any other of your glorious actions, yet perhaps in future ages not lefs to your honour. MY Lord, I do here in the name of all the learned and polite perfons of the nation complain to your Lordfllip as Jirji minifter, that our language is extremely... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - English literature - 1761 - 412 pages
...of all the learned and polite perlbii' of the nation, complain to your lordfhip as fir II min'fter, that our language is extremely imperfect ; that its...improvements are by no means in proportion to its daily corruptions ; that the pretenders to polifh.and refine it have chiefly multiplied abufes and abfurdities... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1765 - 326 pages
...thefe, or any other of your glorious acctions, yet perhaps in future ages not lefs to your honoitr. My lord, I do here in the name of all the learned and polite perfons of the nation complain to your lordfhip as jirji minifler, that our language is extremely imperfect... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 pages
...of thefe, or any other of your glorious a&ions, yet perhaps in future ages not lefs to your honour. My lord, I do here in the name of all the learned and polite perfons of the nation complain to your lordfhip as firft mlnifter, that our language is extremely imperfect... | |
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