The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftMethuen, 1953 - 400 pages |
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Page 97
... spirit , or light . Now , there are three aspects of religious enthusiasm which have commonly been distinguished : first , prophecy , or an immediate act of God ; secondly , possession , or the act of the devil ; thirdly , enthusiasm ...
... spirit , or light . Now , there are three aspects of religious enthusiasm which have commonly been distinguished : first , prophecy , or an immediate act of God ; secondly , possession , or the act of the devil ; thirdly , enthusiasm ...
Page 104
... spirit in which he accepted life gave laughter rather than indignation to his moral realism . It was not until the end of 1710 that Swift at length gained entrance to the world of affairs and a rôle of some conse- quence in the ...
... spirit in which he accepted life gave laughter rather than indignation to his moral realism . It was not until the end of 1710 that Swift at length gained entrance to the world of affairs and a rôle of some conse- quence in the ...
Page 379
... spirit ; essays in history and literature , London , 1946 . Ackworth , Bernard . Swift . London , 1947 . Davis ... Spirit . ' In Pope and his contemporaries : essays presented to George Sherburn ( Oxford , 1949 ) , pp . 135-46 ...
... spirit ; essays in history and literature , London , 1946 . Ackworth , Bernard . Swift . London , 1947 . Davis ... Spirit . ' In Pope and his contemporaries : essays presented to George Sherburn ( Oxford , 1949 ) , pp . 135-46 ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
YEARS OF ACTIVITY AND SUSPENSE | 101 |
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