The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftMethuen, 1953 - 400 pages |
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Page 83
... hand - to - hand combats , wherein , needless to say , the ancients are almost uniformly triumphant . Capital is the encounter between Virgil and Dryden . The former appears in shining armour astride a mettled horse . Towards him ...
... hand - to - hand combats , wherein , needless to say , the ancients are almost uniformly triumphant . Capital is the encounter between Virgil and Dryden . The former appears in shining armour astride a mettled horse . Towards him ...
Page 133
... hand which holds the scale - the king- and the two counterpoised weights - the lords and the com- mons . When there is equilibrium in the state , the holding hand is not necessarily the strongest ; when the equilibrium is destroyed and ...
... hand which holds the scale - the king- and the two counterpoised weights - the lords and the com- mons . When there is equilibrium in the state , the holding hand is not necessarily the strongest ; when the equilibrium is destroyed and ...
Page 145
... hand , might be liable to many defects , but would soon be digested by the wisdom of the nation ; and surely , six thousand pounds a year would not be ill laid out among as many commissioners duly qualified , who , in three divi- sions ...
... hand , might be liable to many defects , but would soon be digested by the wisdom of the nation ; and surely , six thousand pounds a year would not be ill laid out among as many commissioners duly qualified , who , in three divi- sions ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
YEARS OF ACTIVITY AND SUSPENSE | 101 |
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