The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftMethuen, 1953 - 400 pages |
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Page 68
... mean several things . One thing which it cannot mean is that the satiric artist in Swift went to school to Butler , for the latter failed consistently in his search for a satiric medium which should articulate contempt and theory ...
... mean several things . One thing which it cannot mean is that the satiric artist in Swift went to school to Butler , for the latter failed consistently in his search for a satiric medium which should articulate contempt and theory ...
Page 119
... mean any thing under their hands ; but I will so far explain myself to tell you , I mean better acknowledgments than those of the clergy of Eng- land . ' I then begged his Lordship , to give me his advise , what sort of acknowledgments ...
... mean any thing under their hands ; but I will so far explain myself to tell you , I mean better acknowledgments than those of the clergy of Eng- land . ' I then begged his Lordship , to give me his advise , what sort of acknowledgments ...
Page 120
... means , must be something entirely between the Queen and himself , for the two chief Ministers assure me they never heard of the matter from him ; and in God's name , what sort of progress can he mean ? ( To Archbishop King , 28 August ...
... means , must be something entirely between the Queen and himself , for the two chief Ministers assure me they never heard of the matter from him ; and in God's name , what sort of progress can he mean ? ( To Archbishop King , 28 August ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
YEARS OF ACTIVITY AND SUSPENSE | 101 |
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