 It is likewise urged that there are, by computation, in this kingdom above ten thousand parsons, whose revenues added to those of my lords the bishops would suffice to maintain at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure and free-thinking,...  The Works of D. Jonathan Swift: In Nine Volumes - Page 80by Jonathan Swift - 1752Full view - About this book
 | David Irving - English language - 1803 - 266 pages
...young gentlemen of wit, and f leafurc, and iree-thinking } enemies to prieft.craft, narrow principle;, pedantry, and prejudices ; who might be an ornament...of able (bodied) divines, might be a recruit to our fleets and armies. This indeed appears to be a conilderation offome weight : but then, on the other... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 516 pages
...at least two' hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking, enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices ; who...an ornament to the court and town: and then again, so great a number of able [bodied] divines, might be a recruit to our fleet and armies. This indeed... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 470 pages
...at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking, enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices ; who...an ornament to the court and town: and then again, so great a number of able j bodied] divines, might be a recruit to our fleet and armies. This indeed... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 468 pages
...at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking, enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices ; who...an ornament to the court and town : and then again, so great a number of able [bodied] divines, might be a recruit to our fleet and armies. This indeed... | |
 | David Irving - English language - 1821 - 336 pages
...least two hundred young gentlemen of wit, and pleasure, and free.thinking : enemies to priest-craft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices ; who...an ornament to the court and town : and then again, so great a number of able (bodied) divines might be a recruit to our fleets and armies. This, indeed,... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and free-thinking, enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices, who might...an ornament to the court and town; and then, again, so great a number of able bodied divines might be a recruit to our fleet and armies. This, indeed,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 900 pages
...gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and frcethiukiiig, enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, ami prejudices, who might be an ornament to the court and town : and then again, so great a number of able [bodied] divines might be a recruit to our fleet and rnnies. This indeed... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe - 1859 - 686 pages
...at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking, enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices, who might...an ornament to the court and town : and then again, so great a number of able [bodied] divines might be a recruit to our fleet and armies. This indeed... | |
 | George Henry Duncan Mathias - Self-culture - 1867 - 292 pages
...at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry and prejudices, who might...ornament to the court and town ; and then, again, so great a number of able-[bodied] divines might be a recruit to our fleet and armies. This, indeed,... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1871 - 568 pages
...at least two hundred young gentlemen of wit and pleasure, and freethinking, enemies to priestcraft, narrow principles, pedantry, and prejudices, who might be an ornament to the court and town. ' ' ' It is likewise proposed as a great advantage to the public that if we once discard the system... | |
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