The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftMethuen, 1953 - 400 pages |
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Page 64
... poet is a faculty so wild and lawless , that like an high - ranging spaniel , it must have clogs tied to it , lest it outrun the judgment . . . ' There must be a happy union of fancy and judgment , a blending of imagination with the ...
... poet is a faculty so wild and lawless , that like an high - ranging spaniel , it must have clogs tied to it , lest it outrun the judgment . . . ' There must be a happy union of fancy and judgment , a blending of imagination with the ...
Page 274
... Poet is sui generis . Not only has it a peculiar importance by virtue of the fact that Swift nowhere else discoursed of poetry at such length , but it is also distinguished by the texture of its satire and irony , for it is a grave ...
... Poet is sui generis . Not only has it a peculiar importance by virtue of the fact that Swift nowhere else discoursed of poetry at such length , but it is also distinguished by the texture of its satire and irony , for it is a grave ...
Page 353
... poet find a king truly worthy of celebration : Fair Britain , in thy monarch blest , Whose virtues bear the strictest test ; Whom never faction could bespatter , Nor minister nor poet flatter ; What justice in rewarding merit ! What ...
... poet find a king truly worthy of celebration : Fair Britain , in thy monarch blest , Whose virtues bear the strictest test ; Whom never faction could bespatter , Nor minister nor poet flatter ; What justice in rewarding merit ! What ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
YEARS OF ACTIVITY AND SUSPENSE | 101 |
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