The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 138
... course in respect of religion and govern- ment lay between high - flying conservatism and whig radi- calism . For him the de facto character of William's reign constituted no problem ; from the first he had accepted the principle that ...
... course in respect of religion and govern- ment lay between high - flying conservatism and whig radi- calism . For him the de facto character of William's reign constituted no problem ; from the first he had accepted the principle that ...
Page 151
... course of it Swift has , it is believed , been vindicated of certain charges commonly brought against him . He was not a spiritual man . But his writings on church , state , and religion dis- close an intellectual sincerity and ...
... course of it Swift has , it is believed , been vindicated of certain charges commonly brought against him . He was not a spiritual man . But his writings on church , state , and religion dis- close an intellectual sincerity and ...
Page 212
... course of four years he had come to load with his entire store of intellectual and moral values . The Restoration was no greater shock to Milton than was the whigs ' assumption of power to Swift . Rational freedom had gone down in ...
... course of four years he had come to load with his entire store of intellectual and moral values . The Restoration was no greater shock to Milton than was the whigs ' assumption of power to Swift . Rational freedom had gone down in ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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