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2 READ in the light of Swift's later writings the Contests and Dissensions is a curious performance . In 1701 Swift's whig philosophy had not passed through fire ; there were elements in it which were later to be refined away .
2 READ in the light of Swift's later writings the Contests and Dissensions is a curious performance . In 1701 Swift's whig philosophy had not passed through fire ; there were elements in it which were later to be refined away .
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( Swift would have achieved a clearer statement had he made a further distinction , which he later adopted , between the administrative or executive power of the Crown and the legislative power as held by king , lords , and ...
( Swift would have achieved a clearer statement had he made a further distinction , which he later adopted , between the administrative or executive power of the Crown and the legislative power as held by king , lords , and ...
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test of Swift's loyalty came when , some days later , Oxford was removed from office . Unhesitatingly Swift laid himself at the other's service , offering to cancel his own plans if Ox- ford desired his attendance .
test of Swift's loyalty came when , some days later , Oxford was removed from office . Unhesitatingly Swift laid himself at the other's service , offering to cancel his own plans if Ox- ford desired his attendance .
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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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| Title | The Mind and Art of Jonathan Swift |
| Author | Ricardo Quintana |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 400 pages |
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