The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 78
... force aisée Dont elle produit tout , ne s'est point épuisée : Jamais l'astre du jour , qu'aujourd'hui nous voyons ... forces infinies Produisent en tout temps de semblables génies . With these words he sought to drive his opponents ...
... force aisée Dont elle produit tout , ne s'est point épuisée : Jamais l'astre du jour , qu'aujourd'hui nous voyons ... forces infinies Produisent en tout temps de semblables génies . With these words he sought to drive his opponents ...
Page 79
... force of spirit or genius , in some single men ' that counts , not the cultural heritage , which extinguishes rather than feeds the flame of genius . To the second point , that since the forces of nature are constant genius cannot grow ...
... force of spirit or genius , in some single men ' that counts , not the cultural heritage , which extinguishes rather than feeds the flame of genius . To the second point , that since the forces of nature are constant genius cannot grow ...
Page 161
... force of several ideas . It is the moralist's solicitude for the results of our actions which is seen in the ... forces of life WIT AND MAN OF LETTERS 161.
... force of several ideas . It is the moralist's solicitude for the results of our actions which is seen in the ... forces of life WIT AND MAN OF LETTERS 161.
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
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