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siasm , and the satire which he directed against it is in part but an expression of one who insisted upon the adequacy of the general sense . men . As the hatred of enthusiasm follows from the neo - classical concept of reason and ...
siasm , and the satire which he directed against it is in part but an expression of one who insisted upon the adequacy of the general sense . men . As the hatred of enthusiasm follows from the neo - classical concept of reason and ...
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The The neo - classical philosophy of history was a negative one in the sense that it did not embrace the idea of progress . If we desire to insinuate ourselves into Swift's mind , if we desire to view the universe as he viewed it ...
The The neo - classical philosophy of history was a negative one in the sense that it did not embrace the idea of progress . If we desire to insinuate ourselves into Swift's mind , if we desire to view the universe as he viewed it ...
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The senses , in contrast , are content to remain happily de- ceived by the false beauty of outward appearances . ... it is true , that we should restrain every impulse to indulge in speculation outside the bounds of common sense .
The senses , in contrast , are content to remain happily de- ceived by the false beauty of outward appearances . ... it is true , that we should restrain every impulse to indulge in speculation outside the bounds of common sense .
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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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