The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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... Temple's direct influence if it is any- where in evidence should be found in The Battle of the Books and A Tale of a Tub , the latter indirectly and the first immediately concerned with the defence of an essay ty Temple round which a ...
... Temple's direct influence if it is any- where in evidence should be found in The Battle of the Books and A Tale of a Tub , the latter indirectly and the first immediately concerned with the defence of an essay ty Temple round which a ...
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... Temple's repudiation of natural philosophy may very well have established in Swift his life- long prejudice against the sciences , though here again the pressure of the century must not be forgotten . Swift's steady hatred of science ...
... Temple's repudiation of natural philosophy may very well have established in Swift his life- long prejudice against the sciences , though here again the pressure of the century must not be forgotten . Swift's steady hatred of science ...
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... Temple's . Again , one must not be led into the error of assuming an exclusive influence from Temple . The spirit of the age is the most important influence . But such was Temple's prestige as a statesman and an observer of foreign ...
... Temple's . Again , one must not be led into the error of assuming an exclusive influence from Temple . The spirit of the age is the most important influence . But such was Temple's prestige as a statesman and an observer of foreign ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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