The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 80
... March 1698. The Battle of the Books was occasioned by Wotton's Reflections of June 1697 , which included Bentley's first Dissertation , while the closing incident of the satire is an allegorical representation of the victory which Boyle ...
... March 1698. The Battle of the Books was occasioned by Wotton's Reflections of June 1697 , which included Bentley's first Dissertation , while the closing incident of the satire is an allegorical representation of the victory which Boyle ...
Page 165
... March , about eleven at night , John Partridge the almanac - maker will infallibly die of a raging fever . Promptly on the morning of 30 March 1708 there appeared on the streets of London an Elegy announcing the WIT AND MAN OF LETTERS 165.
... March , about eleven at night , John Partridge the almanac - maker will infallibly die of a raging fever . Promptly on the morning of 30 March 1708 there appeared on the streets of London an Elegy announcing the WIT AND MAN OF LETTERS 165.
Page 262
... March 1724 that the English privy council became sufficiently impressed with the seriousness of the situation to order an inquiry into Wood's patent . Before this , however , the Drapier had sprung to life , for it was in February ...
... March 1724 that the English privy council became sufficiently impressed with the seriousness of the situation to order an inquiry into Wood's patent . Before this , however , the Drapier had sprung to life , for it was in February ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
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