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2 READ in the light of Swift's later writings the Contests and Dissensions is a curious performance . In 1701 Swift's whig philosophy had not passed through fire ; there were elements in it which were later to be refined away .
2 READ in the light of Swift's later writings the Contests and Dissensions is a curious performance . In 1701 Swift's whig philosophy had not passed through fire ; there were elements in it which were later to be refined away .
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( Swift would have achieved a clearer statement had he made a further distinction , which he later adopted , between the administrative or executive power of the Crown and the legislative power as held by king , lords , and commons .
( Swift would have achieved a clearer statement had he made a further distinction , which he later adopted , between the administrative or executive power of the Crown and the legislative power as held by king , lords , and commons .
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About a fourth of the Thoughts on Various Subjects , Moral and Diverting was written down , it is supposed , in October 1706 ; the remainder is of a later date . But since nothing would be served by distinguishing the earlier from the ...
About a fourth of the Thoughts on Various Subjects , Moral and Diverting was written down , it is supposed , in October 1706 ; the remainder is of a later date . But since nothing would be served by distinguishing the earlier from the ...
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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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