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" ... by a lazy contemplation of four inches round, by an overweening pride, feeding and engendering on itself, turns all into excrement and venom, producing nothing at all, but flybane and a cobweb ; or that which, by a universal range, with long search,... "
The Select Works of Jonathan Swift: Containing the Whole of His Poetical ... - Page 210
by Jonathan Swift - 1823
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A Tale of a Tub: Written for the Uiversal Improvement of Mankind...

Jonathan Swift - 1705 - 342 pages
...one Infeft furnishes you with t (hare of Poifon to deftroy another- So that in fbort , the Queftion comes all to this', Whether is the nobler Being of...over-weening Pride , which feeding and engendering on it felft turns all into Excrement and Venom; producing nothing at all, but Fly-bane and a R 4 Cobweb...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1755 - 514 pages
...; and one infeft fumijhesyou with a /bare ofpoifonto deftroy another. So that injbort the queftion comes all to this ; whether is the nobler being of...contemplation of four inches round, by an over-weening pride, feeding and engendering on itf elf, turns all into excrement and venom ; producing nothing at all,...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 470 pages
...infeft furnifhes you •• with a fhare of poifon to deftroy another. So that, " in fhort, the queftion comes all to this, Whether is the *• nobler being of the two, that, which by a lazy con" templatior1 of four inches round, by an overweening *• pride, which feeding and engendering...
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The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc ..., Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - English literature - 1761 - 468 pages
...fhare of poifon to deftroy another. u So that, in (hort, the queflion comes all to this, Whe" ther is the nobler being of the two, that which, by *'...contemplation of four inches round, by an " overweening pride, feeding and engendering on itfelf, *' turns all into excrement and venom, producing no*' thing at all,...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 500 pages
...belew, and one infeElfurnijhesyou wit ha /hare ofpoifon to dejlroy another. So that injhort the quejlion comes all to this ', whether is the nobler being of...contemplation of four inches round, by an over-weening pride, feeding and engendering on itfelf, turns all into excrement and . venom ; producing nothing at all,...
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The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin. In Thirteen ...

Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 pages
...infect furnifhes " you with a fhare of poifon to deftroy another. *' So that, in fhort, the queftion comes all to this, " Whether is the nobler being of...contemplation of four inches " round, by an overweening pride, feeding and " engendering on itfelf, turns all into excrement and venom, producing nothing at all,...
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The Works of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 474 pages
...one infect, furnimes you with a (hare of poifon, to deftroy another. So that, in fhort, the queflion comes all to this ; * whether is the nobler being...contemplation of four inches round, by an overweening pride, feeding and engendering on itfelf, turns all into excrement and venom, producing nothing at all, but...
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Tale of a Tub: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which ...

Jonathan Swift - 1798 - 278 pages
...infecTi furnifhes you with ' a fhare of poifon to deftroy another. So that, in fhort, '.the queftion comes all to this, Whether is the nobler being of...overweening pride, which, ' feeding and engendering on itlelf, turns all into excre' ment and venom, producing nothing at all, but fly' bane and a cobweb...
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Chalmeriana: Or a Collection of Papers Literary and Political, Entitled ...

George Hardinge - 1800 - 114 pages
...one infedt furniihcs you with a Jlore of poifon to deftroy another. So that in ftiort, the queftion comes all to this ; whether is the nobler being of...overweening pride which, feeding and engendering on itfelf, turns, all into excrement and venom, producing nothing at all but "fly-bane and a eobweb :...
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A tale of a tub. The battle of the books [and essays

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 488 pages
...Your inherent portion of dirt, does not fail of acquisitions, by sweepings exhaled from below; and one insect, furnishes you with a share of poison, to destroy...is the nobler being of the two*, that, which by a Jazy contemplation of four inches round, by an overweening pride, feeding and engendering on itself,...
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