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But Perrault did not dodge his adversaries ' philosophic arguments : A former les esprits comme à former les corps , La nature en tout temps fait les mêmes efforts ; Son être est immuable ; et cette force aisée Dont elle produit tout ...
But Perrault did not dodge his adversaries ' philosophic arguments : A former les esprits comme à former les corps , La nature en tout temps fait les mêmes efforts ; Son être est immuable ; et cette force aisée Dont elle produit tout ...
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In the first place , knowledge is not cumulative : it is ' the pure native force of spirit or genius , in some ... To the second point , that since the forces of nature are constant genius cannot grow less , Temple replies with his ...
In the first place , knowledge is not cumulative : it is ' the pure native force of spirit or genius , in some ... To the second point , that since the forces of nature are constant genius cannot grow less , Temple replies with his ...
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trary , though ever aware of amour - propre , never truly em- braced the cynic's conclusions , from which he was diverted by the force of several ideas . It is the moralist's solicitude for the results of our actions which is seen in ...
trary , though ever aware of amour - propre , never truly em- braced the cynic's conclusions , from which he was diverted by the force of several ideas . It is the moralist's solicitude for the results of our actions which is seen in ...
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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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