The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 21
... human behaviour we have already seen . In respect of both points Swift's thought , as expressed in his political writings , is at one with Temple's . Again , one must not be led into the error of assuming an exclusive influence from ...
... human behaviour we have already seen . In respect of both points Swift's thought , as expressed in his political writings , is at one with Temple's . Again , one must not be led into the error of assuming an exclusive influence from ...
Page 69
... human nature fitted above all else to disclose in its manifold forms , obvious and obscure , the irrationalities motivating conduct . It is for this reason that so many writers of the time — e.g . , Pascal , La Rochefoucauld ; in ...
... human nature fitted above all else to disclose in its manifold forms , obvious and obscure , the irrationalities motivating conduct . It is for this reason that so many writers of the time — e.g . , Pascal , La Rochefoucauld ; in ...
Page 161
... human life would be much easier without them ; but the design of Provi- dence may clearly be perceived in this proceeding . The motions of the sun and moon , in short , the whole system of the uni- verse , as far as philosophers have ...
... human life would be much easier without them ; but the design of Provi- dence may clearly be perceived in this proceeding . The motions of the sun and moon , in short , the whole system of the uni- verse , as far as philosophers have ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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