The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1953 - 400 pages |
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Page 244
... Stella's illness and the anguish which it caused Swift . In a letter of 7 July he mentioned that Stella had not been in good health , but his words showed nothing of alarm . On the following day , in writing to Sheridan , he again ...
... Stella's illness and the anguish which it caused Swift . In a letter of 7 July he mentioned that Stella had not been in good health , but his words showed nothing of alarm . On the following day , in writing to Sheridan , he again ...
Page 278
... Stella , and to them we shall confine ourselves . It was Swift's habit , beginning in 1719 , to celebrate Stella's birthday , which fell on 13 March , in verse . We have in all , seven of the birthday poems , the series coming to an end ...
... Stella , and to them we shall confine ourselves . It was Swift's habit , beginning in 1719 , to celebrate Stella's birthday , which fell on 13 March , in verse . We have in all , seven of the birthday poems , the series coming to an end ...
Page 336
... Stella's death , in what mood can be seen from a letter of consolation which he wrote to a woman who had just lost her daughter : ' Self - love , as it is the motive to all our actions , so it is the sole cause of our grief . The dear ...
... Stella's death , in what mood can be seen from a letter of consolation which he wrote to a woman who had just lost her daughter : ' Self - love , as it is the motive to all our actions , so it is the sole cause of our grief . The dear ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 3 |
MOOR PARK AND SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE | 10 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a | 49 |
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