The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 141
... fact but a contrivance of civil power . There is genuine indignation in Swift's rebuttal , but the abusive epithets which he allowed himself are less effective than the force of his logic , which produces a mas- terly and at the same ...
... fact but a contrivance of civil power . There is genuine indignation in Swift's rebuttal , but the abusive epithets which he allowed himself are less effective than the force of his logic , which produces a mas- terly and at the same ...
Page 190
... fact assured , and accordingly his interest in propaganda had cooled ; it was the authentic history of the whole ... facts and the historian's qualifications - it is not surprising that he erred regarding the extent to which he had been ...
... fact assured , and accordingly his interest in propaganda had cooled ; it was the authentic history of the whole ... facts and the historian's qualifications - it is not surprising that he erred regarding the extent to which he had been ...
Page 385
... fact that Swift was at work on An Enquiry as late as 1721 . 7 See Trevelyan , The age of Queen Anne , III , 98-100 . 8 Concerning the activities and publications of the Scriblerus Club , see the following : George A. Aitken , The life ...
... fact that Swift was at work on An Enquiry as late as 1721 . 7 See Trevelyan , The age of Queen Anne , III , 98-100 . 8 Concerning the activities and publications of the Scriblerus Club , see the following : George A. Aitken , The life ...
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CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
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