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" Betty, and all was well. There is something of farce in all these mournings, let them be ever so serious. People will pretend to grieve more than they really do, and that takes off "from their true grief. "
The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin - Page 365
by Jonathan Swift - 1801
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The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, Volume 17

Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1766 - 550 pages
...and all was well. There is fomething of farce in all thefe mournings, let them be ever fo fcrious. People will pretend to grieve more than they really...takes off from their true grief. I then went to the duchefs of Hamilton, who never grieved*, but raged, and ftormed, and railled. She is pretty quiet now,...
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Letters, Written, Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1766 - 548 pages
...and all was well. There is fomething of farce in all thefe mournings, let them be ever fo ferious. People will pretend to grieve more than they really...takes off from their true grief. I then went to the duchefs of Hamilton, who never grieved*, but raged, and flormed, and railled. She is pretty quiet now,...
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The Works of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 460 pages
...and all was well. There is fomething of farce in all thefe mournings, let them be ever fo ferious. People will pretend to grieve more than they really...takes off from their true grief. I then went to the Duchefs of Hamilton, who never grieved *, but raged, and ftormed, and railed. She is pretty quiet now,...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 15

Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 448 pages
...and all was well. There is something of farce in all these mournings, let them be ever so serious. People will pretend to grieve more than they really...and their two ladies, and I, dined to day with Mr. Cassar, treasurer of the navy, at hi? * The Dean expresses different sentiments of this lady in a preceding...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 22

Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 386 pages
...and all was well. There is something of farce in all these mournings, let them be ever so serious. People will pretend to grieve more than they really...keeper and his son, and their two ladies, and I, dined to-day with Mr. Caesar, treasurer of the navy, at his house in the city, where he keeps his office....
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift...

Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 422 pages
...and all was well. There is something of farce in all these mournings, let them be ever so serious. People will pretend to grieve more than they really...Hamilton, who never grieved,* but raged, and stormed, and bailed. She is pretty quiet DOW, but has a diabolical temper. Lord keeper and his son, and their two...
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Journal to Stella (Letter XXXVIII-LXV). Tracts, political and historical ...

Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 462 pages
...and all was well. There is something of farce in all these mournings, let them be ever so serious. People will pretend to grieve more than they really...is pretty quiet now, but has a diabolical temper. Lord-keeper and his son, and their two ladies, and I, dined to-day with Mr Caesar, treasurer of the...
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The works of Jonathan Swift, containing additional letters, tracts ..., Volume 3

Jonathan Swift - 1824 - 540 pages
...and all was well. There is something of farce in all these mournings, let them be ever so serious. People will pretend to grieve more than they really...never grieved, but raged, and stormed, and railed. * This maxim is worthy of Rochefoucault. I know not whether it is refining upon it to say, that upon...
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The Works of Alexander Popekesq., with Notes and Illustrations by ..., Volume 8

Alexander Pope - 1824 - 634 pages
...this occasion does not however represent her in the most amiable light. " I then went," says he, " to the Duchess of Hamilton, who never grieved, but...is pretty quiet now, but has a diabolical temper." A short letter from her to the Dean is given in Swift's Works, vol. xvii. p. 59. The two foregoing...
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The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq. with Notes and Illustrations by ..., Volume 8

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1824 - 630 pages
...this occasion does not however represent her in the most amiable light. " I then went," says he, " to the Duchess of Hamilton, who never grieved, but...is pretty quiet now, but has a diabolical temper." A short letter from her to the Dean is given in Swift's Works, vol. xvii. p. 59. The two foregoing...
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