The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 35
... writings and can reread them a hundred times with pleas- ure . But he finds it equally difficult to criticize severely the writings of his friends , for he discovers beauties in their work in proportion to the love he bears them : ' I ...
... writings and can reread them a hundred times with pleas- ure . But he finds it equally difficult to criticize severely the writings of his friends , for he discovers beauties in their work in proportion to the love he bears them : ' I ...
Page 129
... writings now before us are , all things considered , of any lasting importance . It should be understood from the be- ginning that they cannot stand as original contributions to the thought of the time . All that they afford is a wonder ...
... writings now before us are , all things considered , of any lasting importance . It should be understood from the be- ginning that they cannot stand as original contributions to the thought of the time . All that they afford is a wonder ...
Page 370
... writings of Pope , vol . II . London , 1782. [ Wharton quotes James Harris , Philo- logical inquiries ( London , 1781 ) , on the subject of misanthropy in Gulliver's travels . ] Blair , Hugh . ' Critical examination of the style in a ...
... writings of Pope , vol . II . London , 1782. [ Wharton quotes James Harris , Philo- logical inquiries ( London , 1781 ) , on the subject of misanthropy in Gulliver's travels . ] Blair , Hugh . ' Critical examination of the style in a ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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