The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftMethuen, 1953 - 400 pages |
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Page 93
... believe ' the Original Cause of all Things to be Wind ' and who affirm ' the Gift of Belching , to be the noblest Act of a Rational Creature . ' Their rites and mysteries are then described at length . It is only at the end that Jack is ...
... believe ' the Original Cause of all Things to be Wind ' and who affirm ' the Gift of Belching , to be the noblest Act of a Rational Creature . ' Their rites and mysteries are then described at length . It is only at the end that Jack is ...
Page 215
... believe I can't do't , that's pozz.- Tom begins to g'imself airs because he's going with the plenipo's.- ' Tis said , the French King will bamboozl ' us agen , which causes many speculations . The Jacks , and others of that kidney , are ...
... believe I can't do't , that's pozz.- Tom begins to g'imself airs because he's going with the plenipo's.- ' Tis said , the French King will bamboozl ' us agen , which causes many speculations . The Jacks , and others of that kidney , are ...
Page 299
... believe that its use is harmful . The Houyhnhnms , like Lahontan's savages , believe that Europeans wear clothes in order to hide their deformities . Neither the horses nor the savages know how to lie , and both attribute the ...
... believe that its use is harmful . The Houyhnhnms , like Lahontan's savages , believe that Europeans wear clothes in order to hide their deformities . Neither the horses nor the savages know how to lie , and both attribute the ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
YEARS OF ACTIVITY AND SUSPENSE | 101 |
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