 What wonderful productions of wit should we be deprived of, from those whose genius by continual practice hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never be able to shine or distinguish themselves upon...  The Works - Page 127by Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - English literature - 1711 - 440 pages
...Religion, and would therefore never be able to fhine or diftinguifb themfelves upon any other Subject. We are daily complaining of the great decline of Wit...would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only Topick we have left) Who would ever have fufpected Afgil for a Wit, or Toland for a Philosopher, if... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 374 pages
...Religion ; and would therefore never be aple to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other Subjeft. We are daily complaining of the great Decline of Wit...would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only Topick we have left ? Who would ever have fufpefted Afgill for a Wit, or Roland for a Philofopher,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 pages
...Religion ; and would therefore never be able to mine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other Subject. We are daily complaining of the great Decline of Wit...would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only Topick we have left ? Who would ever have fufpefled Afgill for a Wit, or Poland for a Philofopher,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 356 pages
...able to mine or diflinguifh themfelves upon any other Subject, We. are daily complaining phiningof the great Decline of Wit among us; and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only Topirk we have left ? Who would ever have fufpei.ed Afall for a Wit, or To/aWfor a Philofopher, if... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 440 pages
...religion, and would therefore never be able to mine or diftinguifh. themfelves upon any other fubjecl ? we are daily complaining of the great decline of wit...would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only topick we have left ? who would ever have fufpected Afgil for a wit, or Toland for a philofopher, if... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 470 pages
...religion, and would therefore never be able to mine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other fubjeft? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit...take away the greateft, perhaps the only topic we have left ? Who would ever have fufpefted Afgil for a wit, or Toland for a philofopher, if the inexhauftible... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 pages
...religion, and would therefore never be able to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other fubject ? we are daily complaining of the great decline of wit...would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only topick we have left ? who would ever have fufpedted Afgil for a wit, or Toland for a philofopher, if... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 376 pages
...religion, and would therefore never be able to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any otheii fubject ? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit...take away the greateft, perhaps the only topic we have left ? Who would ever have fufpected Afgil for a wit, or Toland for a pbilofopher, if the iacxhauftible... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 478 pages
...and would therefore never ** be able to fhine, or diftinguifh themfelves, *' upon any other fubject? We are daily " complaining of the great decline of wit " among us, and would take away the greatM eft, perhaps the only, topick we have left. ?' Who would ever have fufpected Afgill... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 248 pages
...and would " therefore never be able to fhine, or " diflinguifh themfelves, upon any other " fubject ? We are daily complaining " of the great decline of wit among us, " and would take away the greateft, " perhaps the only, topick we have left. " Who would ever have fufpe&ed Afgill... | |
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