The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 51
... presents a deceptively fair exterior ; reality , which is not fair but simply real , exists only beneath the surface . It ... present in Swift's thought . On the other hand , we find in him an ethical doctrine which , though of the seven ...
... presents a deceptively fair exterior ; reality , which is not fair but simply real , exists only beneath the surface . It ... present in Swift's thought . On the other hand , we find in him an ethical doctrine which , though of the seven ...
Page 55
... present in his political and religious theories ; it puts teeth into his satire of the corruptions of learning ; it forms the basis of his supreme contempt for science . The art of government is not a mysterious one : God hath given the ...
... present in his political and religious theories ; it puts teeth into his satire of the corruptions of learning ; it forms the basis of his supreme contempt for science . The art of government is not a mysterious one : God hath given the ...
Page 380
... present study ) , he be- lieved that this attitude and these instincts were the same in all men of taste . It should be understood that wherever in the course of my study I use the word ' taste ' I am using it in Swift's sense . There ...
... present study ) , he be- lieved that this attitude and these instincts were the same in all men of taste . It should be understood that wherever in the course of my study I use the word ' taste ' I am using it in Swift's sense . There ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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