The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1953 - 400 pages |
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Page 52
... Reason , it was held , was the same in all men . When , therefore , one's life was in accord with reason it would conform in all respects to the principles given by the general sense of mankind ; from the norm established by uniform reason ...
... Reason , it was held , was the same in all men . When , therefore , one's life was in accord with reason it would conform in all respects to the principles given by the general sense of mankind ; from the norm established by uniform reason ...
Page 61
... reason but of a false reason ; the will , by giving assent to these false judgments , gives life to the passions . Another source of the passions is found in the senses : these , messengers to the understanding , are often deceived ; a ...
... reason but of a false reason ; the will , by giving assent to these false judgments , gives life to the passions . Another source of the passions is found in the senses : these , messengers to the understanding , are often deceived ; a ...
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... reason . The question will at once arise whether they always mean by nature the same thing as reason , or whether at times they think of nature as some- thing purer than civilization and standing in opposition to it . Once or twice ...
... reason . The question will at once arise whether they always mean by nature the same thing as reason , or whether at times they think of nature as some- thing purer than civilization and standing in opposition to it . Once or twice ...
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CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
MOOR PARK AND SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE | 10 |
THE EARLY VERSE | 29 |
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