 Look on this globe of earth, you will find it to be a very complete and fashionable dress. What is that which some call land, but a fine coat faced with green? or the sea, but a waistcoat of water-tabby.  The Works - Page 80by Jonathan Swift - 1883Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 342 pages
...is invefted by the Air ; The Air is invefted by the Stars ; and the Stars are invefted by the Primqm Mobile. Look on this Globe of Earth, you will find it to be a very compleat and fafhionable Drefs. What is that which fome call Land, but a fine Coat faced with Green... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 242 pages
...is invefted by the Air ; the Air is /«vijltd by the Stars ; and the Stars are invefted by the fnmum Mobile. Look on this Globe of "Earth, you will find it to be a very compleat and fafhionable Drtfi. What is that which fome call Land, but a foe Coat faced with Green... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1755 - 514 pages
...is invefted by the air ; the air is invefted by the ftars ; and the ftars are invefted by the primum mobile. Look on this globe of earth, you will find it to be a very compleat and fafhionable drefs, What is that which fome call land^ but a fine coat faced with green... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 470 pages
...eirefs. What is that which fome call land, but a fine coat faced with green ? or the Jea, but a waiftcoaf of water-tabby ? Proceed to the particular works of the creation, you will find how curious a journeyman nature hath been to trim up the vegetable beaux : obferve how fparkifh a periwig adorns... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 500 pages
...iyvefted by the air ; the air is invefted by the ftars ; and the ftars are in•uefted by the primuin mobile. Look on this globe of earth, you will find it to be a, very com pleat and fafhionable drefs. What is that which fome call land, but a fine coat faced with green... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 pages
...inveftcd by the air; the air is invsfled by the ftars ; and the ftars are in-vefled by the primam mibile. Look on this globe of earth, you will find it to be a very complete and fafhionable drefs. What is that which fome call land, but a fine coat faced with green ? or thefea,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 470 pages
...invejledby the air; the air is invefted by the ftars ; and the ftars are in•uefted by the primnm mobile. Look on this globe of earth, you will find it to be a very complete and fafhionable drefs. What is that which fome call land, but a fine coat faced with green ? or the fea,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 474 pages
...is inverted by the air ; the air is inverted by the ftars ; and the ftars are inverted by the frimum mobile. Look on this globe of earth, you will find it to be a very compleat and fartiionable drefs. What is that which fome call land, but a fine coat faced with green... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1798 - 278 pages
...invefted by the air; the air is invefted by the ftars;i and the ftars are invefted by the primitm mobili. Look on this globe of earth, you will find it to be a very compleat and fafhicnable tirefs. What is that which fomt call land, but a fine coat, faced with green... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, William Wotton - 1811 - 390 pages
...is invested by the air; the air is invested by the .stars; and the stars are invested by theprimum mobile. Look on this globe of earth, you will find...creation, you will find how curious journeyman Nature hath been, to trim up the vegetable beaux : Observe how sparkish a periwig adorns the head of a beech,... | |
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