The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin: Including the Whole of His Posthumous Pieces, Letters, &c, Nide 5C. Elliot, 1784 |
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Tulokset 1 - 5 kokonaismäärästä 98
Sivu 4
... thought on , or feared , the un- happiness of living under them ? Have not I the most reason to complain , when I fee these very Yahoos carried by Houyhnhnms in a vehicle , as if these were brutes , and thofe the rational creatures ...
... thought on , or feared , the un- happiness of living under them ? Have not I the most reason to complain , when I fee these very Yahoos carried by Houyhnhnms in a vehicle , as if these were brutes , and thofe the rational creatures ...
Sivu 9
... thought fit to alter them himself . There is , however , scarce one of these alterations , in which he has not committed a blunder : Though , while he was thus bufy in defacing the parts that were perfect , he fuffered the accidental ...
... thought fit to alter them himself . There is , however , scarce one of these alterations , in which he has not committed a blunder : Though , while he was thus bufy in defacing the parts that were perfect , he fuffered the accidental ...
Sivu 20
... thoughts I could not fufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of thefe diminutive mor- tals , who durft venture to mount and walk upon my body , while one of my hands was at liberty , without trembling at the very fight of fo prodi- gious ...
... thoughts I could not fufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of thefe diminutive mor- tals , who durft venture to mount and walk upon my body , while one of my hands was at liberty , without trembling at the very fight of fo prodi- gious ...
Sivu 28
... thought it neceffary to juftify my character , in point of cleanlinefs , to the world ; which I am told fome of my maligners have been pleased , upon this and other occafions , to call in queftion . When this adventure was at an end , I ...
... thought it neceffary to juftify my character , in point of cleanlinefs , to the world ; which I am told fome of my maligners have been pleased , upon this and other occafions , to call in queftion . When this adventure was at an end , I ...
Sivu 31
... thought no punishment fo proper as to deliver them bound into my hands ; which fome of his foldiers accordingly did , pufhing them forward with the but - ends of their pikes into my reach I took them all on my right hand , put five of ...
... thought no punishment fo proper as to deliver them bound into my hands ; which fome of his foldiers accordingly did , pufhing them forward with the but - ends of their pikes into my reach I took them all on my right hand , put five of ...
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affured againſt almoſt anfwer animal becauſe Blefufcu Brobdingnag caufe CHAP confefs converfation court creature curiofity defcribed defign defired difcourfe diſcover diſtance eaſily Emperor exprefs fafe faid fame fatire feemed feen feet fent fervants ferved feven feveral fhall fhew fhip fhort fhould fide figns fince firft firſt fmall fome fometimes foon fpecies ftand ftone ftrong fubject fuch fuffer fuppofe gave Glumdalclitch greateſt Gulliver hand hath Hawkef himſelf honour horfe horſe houfe houſe Houyhnhnms hundred impoffible iſland King laft Laputa laſt leaft leaſt lefs likewife mafter Majefty Majefty's manner minifters moft moſt muft muſt myſelf Nardac nature obferved occafion Orrery paffed perfons pleafed pleaſed prefent prince purpoſe raiſe reader reafon reft ſeveral ſmall ſome Struldbrugs thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion took ufual underſtand underſtood uſe veffel virtue voyage whereof whofe words Yahoos
Suositut otteet
Sivu 186 - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
Sivu 256 - The other project was a scheme for entirely abolishing all/ words whatsoever; and this was urged as a great advantage in point of health as well as brevity. For it is plain that every word we speak is in some degree a diminution of our lungs by corrosion, and consequently contributes to the shortening of our lives.
Sivu 363 - That although he hated the Yahoos of this country, yet he no more blamed them for their odious qualities than he did a gnnayh (a bird of prey) for its cruelty, or a sharp stone for cutting his hoof. But when a creature pretending to reason, could be capable of such enormities, he dreaded lest the corruption of that faculty might be worse than brutality itself.
Sivu 310 - In talking, they forget the common appellation of things, and the names of persons, even of those who are their nearest friends and relations. For the same reason, they never can amuse themselves with reading, because their memory will not serve to carry them from the beginning of a sentence to the end...
Sivu 391 - As these noble Houyhnhnms are endowed by Nature with a general Disposition to all Virtues, and have no Conceptions or Ideas of what is evil in a rational Creature; so their grand Maxim is, to cultivate Reason, and to be wholly governed by it.
Sivu 16 - I had the fortune to break the strings, and wrench out the pegs, that fastened...
Sivu 42 - This diversion is only practised by those persons who are candidates for great employments and high favour at court. They are trained in this art from their youth, and are not always of noble birth or liberal education. When a great office is vacant, either by death or disgrace (which often happens), five or six of those candidates petition the emperor to entertain his majesty and the court with a dance on the rope, and whoever jumps the highest without falling, succeeds in the office.
Sivu 256 - An expedient was therefore offered, that since words are only names for things, it would be more convenient for all men to carry about them such things as were necessary to express the particular business they are to discourse on.
Sivu 431 - ... king, they set up a rotten plank or a stone for a memorial, they murder two or three dozen of the natives, bring away a couple more by force for a sample, return home, and get their pardon. Here commences a new dominion acquired with a title by divine right.
Sivu 361 - Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.