The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftMethuen, 1953 - 400 pages |
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Page 72
... looks to more than restrain- ing reason for the healing of man's corruption , it cannot be with pity . The intensity of his moral realism is too great . It is not as you think - look ! To the end Swift himself looked , his eyes ...
... looks to more than restrain- ing reason for the healing of man's corruption , it cannot be with pity . The intensity of his moral realism is too great . It is not as you think - look ! To the end Swift himself looked , his eyes ...
Page 91
... look to his will for the wearing and management of the coats , and always to live in harmony together under one roof , the father dies . In a short time the three sons come up to town , where , despite their accomplishments , they find ...
... look to his will for the wearing and management of the coats , and always to live in harmony together under one roof , the father dies . In a short time the three sons come up to town , where , despite their accomplishments , they find ...
Page 225
... look with envious eyes On ev'ry genius that attempts to rise ; And pausing o'er a pipe , with doubtful nod , Give hints , that poets ne'er believe in God . So clowns on scholars as on wizards look , And take a folio for a conj'ring book ...
... look with envious eyes On ev'ry genius that attempts to rise ; And pausing o'er a pipe , with doubtful nod , Give hints , that poets ne'er believe in God . So clowns on scholars as on wizards look , And take a folio for a conj'ring book ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
YEARS OF ACTIVITY AND SUSPENSE | 101 |
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