The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftMethuen, 1953 - 400 pages |
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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 ...
Page 183
... matter of course he fell into the old way with his whig friends - Addison , Steele , Congreve , Lord Somers , Lord Halifax . He was still the whig man of letters , contributing to the Tatler ( No. 230 , 28 September ) a paper on style ...
... matter of course he fell into the old way with his whig friends - Addison , Steele , Congreve , Lord Somers , Lord Halifax . He was still the whig man of letters , contributing to the Tatler ( No. 230 , 28 September ) a paper on style ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
YEARS OF ACTIVITY AND SUSPENSE | 101 |
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