The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftSmith, 1965 - 400 pages |
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... issued a number of pieces in which he ridiculed the proposal to establish a National Bank in Ireland . In 1722 and 1723 there was a noticeable thin- ning of the stream of verse and pamphlets relative to public questions , but this , as ...
... issued a number of pieces in which he ridiculed the proposal to establish a National Bank in Ireland . In 1722 and 1723 there was a noticeable thin- ning of the stream of verse and pamphlets relative to public questions , but this , as ...
Page 261
... issued a new patent to an English iron merchant named William Wood , who was granted the exclusive right to coin such copper money for fourteen years beginning in 1722. It was stipu- lated that the coins were to be issued gradually over ...
... issued a new patent to an English iron merchant named William Wood , who was granted the exclusive right to coin such copper money for fourteen years beginning in 1722. It was stipu- lated that the coins were to be issued gradually over ...
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... issued , nor had a preface been composed . Not long after Swift's arrival at Twickenham in 1727 , the two authors sat down to write this preface , which is dated 27 May . Before the end of June , Volumes I and II of the Miscellanies ...
... issued , nor had a preface been composed . Not long after Swift's arrival at Twickenham in 1727 , the two authors sat down to write this preface , which is dated 27 May . Before the end of June , Volumes I and II of the Miscellanies ...
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CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
N The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
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