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" I shall say but little at present of their Learning, which for many Ages hath flourished in all its Branches among them : But their manner of Writing is very peculiar, being neither from the Left to the Right, like the Europeans ; nor from the Right to... "
History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle - Page 430
by Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1841
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A voyage to Lilliput

Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 342 pages
...Learning, which for many Ages hath flourifhcd flourifhed in all its Branches among them : J5ut their manner of Writing is very peculiar, being neither from the...nor from the Right to the Left, like the Arabians 5 nor from up to down, like the Chtnefe ; nor from down to up, like the Cafcagianss but aflant from...
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Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World: In Four Parts. By Lemuel ...

Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 pages
...their Learning, which for many Ages hath flourifhed in all its Branches among them : But their Manner of Writing is very peculiar, being neither from the...Europeans ; nor from the Right to the Left, like the Arabian* ; nor from up to down, like the Cbinefe ; but aflant from one Corner of the Paper to the other,...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...their Learning, which for many Ages hath flourifhed in all its Branches among them ; But their Manner of Writing is very peculiar ; being neither from the...like the Arabians ; nor from up to down, like the Chinefe ; nor from down to 'up, like the Cafeqgians ; but aflant from one Corner of the Paper to the...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 416 pages
...their learning, which for many ages hath flourifhed in all its branches among them: but their manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither from the...like the Arabians ; nor from up to down, like the Chinefe ; but aJlant from one corner of the paper to the other, Jike ladies in England. THEY bury their...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 pages
...their learning, which for many ages hath flourifhed in all its branches among them : but their manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither from the...like the arabians ; nor from up to down, like the chinefe; but aflant from one corner of the paper to the other, like ladies in England. They bury their...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin ..., Volume 5

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 510 pages
...their learning, which for many ages hath flourifhed in all its branches among them : But their manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither from the...like the Arabians ; nor from up to down, like the Chinefe ; but aflant from one corner of the paper to the other, like ladies in England. They bury their...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither from the left :o the right like the Europeans ; nof from the right to the left, like the Arabians ; nor from up to down, like the Chinefe : bat allant from one corner of the paper to the other, like ladies in England. They bury their...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 2

1797 - 522 pages
...branches among then; : but their manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither from the left to th« right like the Europeans ; nor from the right to the left, like the Arnbi.ins; nor from up to down, like theC'hinefe: bo! aflant from one coiner of the paper to tk other,...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 7

Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 524 pages
...their learning, which for many ages has flourished in all its branches among them: but their manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither from the...from up to down, like the Chinese; but aslant from outcomer of the paper to the other, like ladies in England. They bury their dea'd with their heads...
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Prose

Literature - 1826 - 450 pages
...their learning, which for many ages hath flouriihed in all its branches among them : but their manner of writing is very peculiar, being neither from the...like the Arabians ; nor from up to down, like the Chinefe; but aflant from one corner of the paper to the other, like ladies iu England. They bury their...
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