The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftMethuen, 1953 - 400 pages |
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Page 76
... seems unlikely - or allowed a design to emerge as year by year he added and revised is all the same - whatever the method , its result was satire incomparable for the conjunc- tion of matter , tone , and form . - 2 The Battle of the ...
... seems unlikely - or allowed a design to emerge as year by year he added and revised is all the same - whatever the method , its result was satire incomparable for the conjunc- tion of matter , tone , and form . - 2 The Battle of the ...
Page 123
... seems certain that Anne's first knowledge of him was conveyed some years later by those who took care to represent him in the worst possible light . But whether conversing with Addison and Steele , or so- liciting for the first - fruits ...
... seems certain that Anne's first knowledge of him was conveyed some years later by those who took care to represent him in the worst possible light . But whether conversing with Addison and Steele , or so- liciting for the first - fruits ...
Page 131
... seems to be placed in the whole body , wherever the executive part of it lies ; ' ( 2 ) not to be confused with this absolute power is the administrative or executive power . ( Swift would have achieved a clearer statement had he made a ...
... seems to be placed in the whole body , wherever the executive part of it lies ; ' ( 2 ) not to be confused with this absolute power is the administrative or executive power . ( Swift would have achieved a clearer statement had he made a ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
YEARS OF ACTIVITY AND SUSPENSE | 101 |
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