The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftSmith, 1965 - 400 pages |
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Page 32
... common breeding , common sense , And grow at once scholars and fools ; Affect ill - manner'd pedantry , Rudeness , ill - nature , incivility , And , sick with dregs and knowledge grown , Which greedily they swallow down , Still cast it ...
... common breeding , common sense , And grow at once scholars and fools ; Affect ill - manner'd pedantry , Rudeness , ill - nature , incivility , And , sick with dregs and knowledge grown , Which greedily they swallow down , Still cast it ...
Page 54
... Common sense is reason ap- plied to homely things , and like reason is a possession of all Therefore society at large may be trusted to keep the state upon a true course . Political storms arise not from the body of the people but from ...
... Common sense is reason ap- plied to homely things , and like reason is a possession of all Therefore society at large may be trusted to keep the state upon a true course . Political storms arise not from the body of the people but from ...
Page 95
... common Understanding , as well as common Sense , is Kickt out of Doors ; the first Proselyte he makes , is Himself , and when that is once compass'd , the Difficulty is not so great in bringing over others ; A strong Delusion always ...
... common Understanding , as well as common Sense , is Kickt out of Doors ; the first Proselyte he makes , is Himself , and when that is once compass'd , the Difficulty is not so great in bringing over others ; A strong Delusion always ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
N The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
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