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... whereas in the case of the Athenian Mercury it mis- led him completely.2 The Ode to the Athenian Society - with the exception of the remarkable lines at the close - is unquestionably the worst thing Swift ever wrote .
... whereas in the case of the Athenian Mercury it mis- led him completely.2 The Ode to the Athenian Society - with the exception of the remarkable lines at the close - is unquestionably the worst thing Swift ever wrote .
Page 187
Through the summer Oxford and St. John kept Swift close by them , informing him of every necessary detail , priming him with arguments , making certain that no breach should remain unprotected . The queen , as was her custom in the ...
Through the summer Oxford and St. John kept Swift close by them , informing him of every necessary detail , priming him with arguments , making certain that no breach should remain unprotected . The queen , as was her custom in the ...
Page 337
4 FOR Some eleven years after Stella's death- until the close of 1738 , that is - Swift continued to play an active part in the world . But it was only the sheer energy of his mind that sustained him and kept despair at bay .
4 FOR Some eleven years after Stella's death- until the close of 1738 , that is - Swift continued to play an active part in the world . But it was only the sheer energy of his mind that sustained him and kept despair at bay .
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Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Mind and Art of Jonathan Swift |
| Author | Ricardo Quintana |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1936 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 398 pages |
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