The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 25
... Swift's publication of her brother's Memoirs , Part III , in 1709 - Temple left him , Swift wrote in the autobiographical fragment , ' the care , and trust , and advantage of publishing his posthumous writings ' — gave her an opening ...
... Swift's publication of her brother's Memoirs , Part III , in 1709 - Temple left him , Swift wrote in the autobiographical fragment , ' the care , and trust , and advantage of publishing his posthumous writings ' — gave her an opening ...
Page 35
... Swift wrote his cousin Thomas , whom he had visited at Oxford in the previous year . The greater part of his letter is concerned with his problems as a poet , which Swift discusses with a rather self - conscious air . He envies the ease ...
... Swift wrote his cousin Thomas , whom he had visited at Oxford in the previous year . The greater part of his letter is concerned with his problems as a poet , which Swift discusses with a rather self - conscious air . He envies the ease ...
Page 336
... Swift wrote for her in her illness we may be sure that she at least was not deceived : Lessen , O Lord , we beseech Thee , her bodily pains , or give her a double strength of mind to support them . And if Thou wilt soon take her to ...
... Swift wrote for her in her illness we may be sure that she at least was not deceived : Lessen , O Lord , we beseech Thee , her bodily pains , or give her a double strength of mind to support them . And if Thou wilt soon take her to ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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