The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftSmith, 1965 - 400 pages |
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Page 64
... Matter . Lovers , for the sake of Celestial Converse , are but an- other sort of Platonicks , who pretend to see Stars and Heaven in Ladies Eyes , and to look or think no lower ; but the same Pit is provided for both ; and they seem a ...
... Matter . Lovers , for the sake of Celestial Converse , are but an- other sort of Platonicks , who pretend to see Stars and Heaven in Ladies Eyes , and to look or think no lower ; but the same Pit is provided for both ; and they seem a ...
Page 94
... matter wholly from modern knowl- edge . With all taste and imagination thus disposed of , literary composition in this enlightened age is vastly sim- plified , the sole requirement being a florilegium of modern knowledge , some ...
... matter wholly from modern knowl- edge . With all taste and imagination thus disposed of , literary composition in this enlightened age is vastly sim- plified , the sole requirement being a florilegium of modern knowledge , some ...
Page 118
... matter of the first - fruits , to the whigs ' attempt to cut down religious disabilities , and to his own preferment . Concerning the first - fruits , he had written to Archbishop King on 6 December 1707 , signifying his willingness to ...
... matter of the first - fruits , to the whigs ' attempt to cut down religious disabilities , and to his own preferment . Concerning the first - fruits , he had written to Archbishop King on 6 December 1707 , signifying his willingness to ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
N The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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