I would by no means give ladies the trouble of advising us in the reformation of our language, yet I cannot help thinking that, since they have been left out of all meetings, except parties at play or where worse designs are carried on, our conversation... The Works of D. Jonathan Swift: In Nine Volumes - Page 167by Jonathan Swift - 1752Full view - About this book
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - English literature - 1765 - 334 pages
...abounding in vowels and liquids. Now, though I would by no means give ladies the trouble of advifing us in the reformation of our language, yet I cannot help thinking, that, fmce they have been left out of ail meetings, except parties at play, or where worfe defigns are carried... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 pages
...the trouble of advifing us in the reformation of pur language, yet I cannot help thinking, that iince they have been left out of all meetings, except parties at play, or where wor£b deftgns are .carried on, our converfation hath very much degenerated. In order to reform our... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 pages
...abounding in vowels and liquid. Now though I would by no means give ladies the trouble of advifing us in the reformation of our language, yet I cannot...I conceive, my Lord, that a free judicious choice fhould be made of fuch perfons, as are generally allowed to be beft qualified for fuch a work, without... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 470 pages
...pleafeti when fome of the company were ladies. And in a letter to Lord Oxford, he fays, " Since women " have been left out of all meetings, except " parties at play, or where worfe defigns are car" ried on, our converfation has very much degerierated *." And in this inftance, his example is... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 514 pages
...abounding in vowels and liquids. Now, though I would by no means give ladies the trouble of advifmg us in the reformation of our language, yet I cannot help thinking, that fmce they have been left out of all meetings, except parties at play, or where worfe defigns are car*... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 pages
...Now, though I would by no means give * It should be — ' had written.' ladies the trouble of advising us in the reformation of our language, yet I cannot help thinking, that since they have been left out of all meetings, except parties at play, or where worse designs are carried... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 544 pages
...the trouble of advising us in the reformation of our language, yet I cannot help thinking, that since they have been left out of all meetings, except parties at play, or where worse designs are carried on, our conversation has very much degenerated. In order to reform our language,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 544 pages
...abounding in vowels and liquids. Now, though I would by no means give ladies the trouble of advising us in the reformation of our language, yet I cannot help thinking, that since they have been left out of all meetings, except parties at play, or where worse designs are carried... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 562 pages
...the trouble of advising us in the reformation of our language, yet I cannot help thinking, that since they have been left out of all meetings, except parties at play, or where worse designs are carried on, our conversation has very much degenerated. In order to reform our language,... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 558 pages
...abounding in vowels and liquids. Now, though I would by no means give ladies the trouble of advisingus in the reformation of our language, yet I cannot help thinking, that since they have been left out of all meetings, except parties at play, or where worse designs are carried... | |
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