The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftMethuen, 1953 - 400 pages |
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Page 83
... Things , which are Sweetness and Light . ' Throughout this incident the artistic economy is some- thing to marvel at : there is not a superfluous phrase ; from line to line the meaning is drawn out with a logical in- evitability that ...
... Things , which are Sweetness and Light . ' Throughout this incident the artistic economy is some- thing to marvel at : there is not a superfluous phrase ; from line to line the meaning is drawn out with a logical in- evitability that ...
Page 129
... things which sustain one's interest , for his entire con- cept of religion is involved and behind this lies the ... thing of historical value . However , their chief importance is in respect of Swift himself : they tell us so ...
... things which sustain one's interest , for his entire con- cept of religion is involved and behind this lies the ... thing of historical value . However , their chief importance is in respect of Swift himself : they tell us so ...
Page 171
... thing , I mean , among the kale ; And here's to buy a pot of ale . The Hints towards an Essay on Conversation has ... things , and pedantry or ' the too frequent or unsea- sonable obtruding our own knowledge in common discourse ...
... thing , I mean , among the kale ; And here's to buy a pot of ale . The Hints towards an Essay on Conversation has ... things , and pedantry or ' the too frequent or unsea- sonable obtruding our own knowledge in common discourse ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
YEARS OF ACTIVITY AND SUSPENSE | 101 |
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