 | Political state of Great Britain - 1726 - 634 sivua
...might get an hundred Times more by ' He laughed at my odd Kind of Arithmetick ' (as he was pleafed to call it) in reckoning the ' Numbers of our People by a Computation drawn ' t from the SEVERAI SECTS among us in RELIGION [ and POLITICKS. He faid, he knew no Reafon, t why... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 386 sivua
...Bufmefs we had out of our own Iflands, unlefs He laughed at my odd Kind of Arithmetic (as he was pleafed to call it) in reckoning the Numbers of our People by a Computation drawn from the feveral Seels among us in Religion and Politics. He faid, he knew no Reafon, why thofe v/ho entertain... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 330 sivua
...hundred times more by cutting their Throats. HE laughed at my odd Kind of Arithmetic, (as he was pleafed to call it) in reckoning the Numbers of our People by a Computation drawn from the feveral Sefls among us in Religion and Politicks. He faid, he knew no Reafon, why thofc v, ho entertain... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1755 - 608 sivua
...times more by cuttingtheirthroats. • He laughed at my odd kind of arith¿¿metic (as he was pleafed to call it) in reckoning the numbers of our people by a computation drawn from the feveral feéls among us in religion and politics. He liiid, he knew no reafon why thofe, who entertain... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 468 sivua
...hundred times more by f utting their throats. He laughed at my odd kind of arithmetic (as he was pleafed to call it) in reckoning the numbers of our people by a computation drawn from the feveral feds among us in religion and politics. He faid, he knew no reafon why thofe, who entertain... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 sivua
...hundred times more for cutting their throats. He laughed at my odd kind of arithmetic (as he was pleafed to call it) in reckoning the numbers of our people by a computation drawn from the feveral feels among us in religion and politics. He faid, he knew no reafon why thofe, who entertain... | |
 | 1782 - 720 sivua
...hundred times more by cutting their throat!. He laughed at my odd kind of aiithmetick (as he was pleaied to call it) in reckoning the numbers of our people by a computation drawn fiom the feveral feels among us in religion and politicks. He faid, he knew no rcafon why thofe who... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 510 sivua
...times more by cutting their throats. He He laughed at my odd kind of arithmetick (as he was pleafed to call it) in reckoning the numbers of our people, by a computation drawn from the feveral fects among us in religion and politics. He faid, he knew no reafon why thofe, who entertain... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 sivua
...might get a hundred times more, by cutting their throats. He laughed at my odd kind of arithmetick, (as he was pleased to call it) in reckoning the numbers...drawn from the several sects among us, in religion and politicks. -He said, he knew no reason why those, who entertain opinions prejudicial to the publick,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 524 sivua
...wages, who might get a hundred times more by cutting their throats ?" He laughed at my " odd kind of arithmetic," as he was pleased to call it, " in reckoning...several sects among us, in religion and politics." He said, " he knew no reason why those, who entertain opinions prejudicial to the public, should be... | |
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The practice of reckoning the population by sects was long fashionable. Gulliver says of the King of Brobdingnag ; " He laughed at my odd arithmetic, as he was pleased to call it, in reckoning the numbers of our people by a computation drawn from the... 
