The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 182
... once more for the remission of the first - fruits . Whom should they send to London ? Swift , as their last emissary , was naturally considered . Some of the bishops opposed him he was too much of a whig , they said , to negotiate ...
... once more for the remission of the first - fruits . Whom should they send to London ? Swift , as their last emissary , was naturally considered . Some of the bishops opposed him he was too much of a whig , they said , to negotiate ...
Page 248
... once had sworn allegiance to Crom- well . Some effort was made , through the Act of Settle- ment and the Act of Explanation , to reinstate the catholic landowners , but by and large the Cromwellian settle- ment was merely confirmed ...
... once had sworn allegiance to Crom- well . Some effort was made , through the Act of Settle- ment and the Act of Explanation , to reinstate the catholic landowners , but by and large the Cromwellian settle- ment was merely confirmed ...
Page 262
... once had shaped public opin- ion for a tory minister was alive again , but never in the days of the queen had he commanded a style and voice comparable to what he now displayed . The opening para- graph of the First Letter , peremptory ...
... once had shaped public opin- ion for a tory minister was alive again , but never in the days of the queen had he commanded a style and voice comparable to what he now displayed . The opening para- graph of the First Letter , peremptory ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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