The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 321
... emotion- less thing . That the two themes are not treated with equal artistic success is shown by the fact that ... emotions afresh . Back of all this is an indictment of man and society per- haps as comprehensive and detailed as ...
... emotion- less thing . That the two themes are not treated with equal artistic success is shown by the fact that ... emotions afresh . Back of all this is an indictment of man and society per- haps as comprehensive and detailed as ...
Page 324
... emotions , they regard one an- other with serene good will but never with what properly can be called affection , even their own offspring failing to excite in them any different feeling from that which they have for all colts and foals ...
... emotions , they regard one an- other with serene good will but never with what properly can be called affection , even their own offspring failing to excite in them any different feeling from that which they have for all colts and foals ...
Page 346
... emotions . But of what avail were emotions against the radical evils which had been allowed to operate for so many years that they were now taken for granted ? Reason and reason alone could save the Irish , and though his counsel went ...
... emotions . But of what avail were emotions against the radical evils which had been allowed to operate for so many years that they were now taken for granted ? Reason and reason alone could save the Irish , and though his counsel went ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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