The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftMethuen, 1953 - 400 pages |
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Page 134
... once fixed , there will never fail to be followers . And man is so apt to imitate , so much of the nature of sheep , ( imitatores , servum pecus , ) that whoever is so bold to give the first great leap over the heads of those about him ...
... once fixed , there will never fail to be followers . And man is so apt to imitate , so much of the nature of sheep , ( imitatores , servum pecus , ) that whoever is so bold to give the first great leap over the heads of those about him ...
Page 170
... once held for him , and the fascination and excitement of the great city which he had just left must have brought him close to despair . After months of in- tense activity , he was again a country vicar . There was only too much time ...
... once held for him , and the fascination and excitement of the great city which he had just left must have brought him close to despair . After months of in- tense activity , he was again a country vicar . There was only too much time ...
Page 182
... once more for the remission of the first - fruits . Whom should they send to London ? Swift , as their last emissary , was naturally considered . Some of the bishops opposed him he was too much of a whig , they said , to negotiate ...
... once more for the remission of the first - fruits . Whom should they send to London ? Swift , as their last emissary , was naturally considered . Some of the bishops opposed him he was too much of a whig , they said , to negotiate ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
YEARS OF ACTIVITY AND SUSPENSE | 101 |
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