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" And to urge another argument of a parallel nature: if Christianity were once abolished, how could the free-thinkers, the strong reasoners, and the men of profound learning, be able to find another subject so calculated in all points whereon to display... "
The Lives of the English Poets - Page 166
by Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 420 pages
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Miscellanies in Prose and Verse

Jonathan Swift - English literature - 1711 - 440 pages
...and Invectives againft Religion, and would therefore never be able to fhine or diftinguifb themfelves upon any other Subject. We are daily complaining of the great decline of Wit among us , and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only Topick we have left) Who would ever have fufpected Afgil...
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Miscellanies in Prose and Verse

Jonathan Swift - Irish prose literature (in English) - 1721 - 312 pages
...Religion, and. would therefore never be able to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other Suhjed. We are daily complaining of the great Decline of Wit among us, and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only Topjck we have left? Who would eyef have fufpected AjgiH.for...
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The Works of J. S. ...: Miscellanies in prose

Jonathan Swift - 1735 - 374 pages
...Religion ; and would therefore never be aple to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other Subjeft. We are daily complaining of the great Decline of Wit among us; and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only Topick we have left ? Who would ever have fufpefted Afgill...
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The works of Jonathan Swift, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 342 pages
...and Inveftives againft Religion ; and would therefore never be able to mine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other Subject. We are daily complaining of the great Decline of Wit among us ; and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only Topick we have left ? Who would ever have fufpefled Afgill...
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The Works of D. Jonathan Swift: In Nine Volumes, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 356 pages
...difplay their Abilities. What wonderful Productions of Wit Jhould we be deprived of, from thofe whofe Genius, by continual Practice, hath been wholly turned upon Raillery and Invectives againft Religion ; and would therefore never be able to mine or diflinguifh themfelves upon any other...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 440 pages
...difplay their abilities ? what wonderful productions of wit mould we be deprived of from thofe, whofe genius by continual practice hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives againft religion, and would therefore never be able to mine or diftinguifh. themfelves upon any other...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 470 pages
...religion, and would therefore never be able to mine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other fubjeft? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us; and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only topic we have left ? Who would ever have fufpefted Afgil...
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The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc ..., Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - English literature - 1761 - 468 pages
...difplay their abilities ? What wonderful productions of wit foould we be deprived of, from thofe whofe genius, by continual practice, hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives againft religion, and would therefore never be able to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other...
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The Works, Volume 3

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - English literature - 1765 - 334 pages
...would therefore never be able to (hine fcine or diftingnifh themfelves upon any othei' J'ubjciSl ; we are daily complaining of the great decline of • wit among us, and would we take away the greateft, perhaps the only topic we kare left ? who would ever have fufpecttd Jlfgil...
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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin ...

Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 448 pages
...difplay their abilities ? what wonderful productions of wit ihould we be deprived of from thofe, whofe genius by continual practice hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives againft religion, and would therefore never be able to fhine or diftinguifh themfelves upon any other...
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