The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 82
... living upon a universal plunder of nature . To which the bee replies at length : you boast that you are self- reliant , drawing and spinning out all from yourself ; ' That is to say , if we may judge of the Liquor in the Vessel by Fi ...
... living upon a universal plunder of nature . To which the bee replies at length : you boast that you are self- reliant , drawing and spinning out all from yourself ; ' That is to say , if we may judge of the Liquor in the Vessel by Fi ...
Page 101
... living in [ Ireland ] , to stay with him at Moor Park , and promised to get him one in England . But death came in between , and has left him unprovided both of friend and living . ' It was like Swift to lay his plight to the ...
... living in [ Ireland ] , to stay with him at Moor Park , and promised to get him one in England . But death came in between , and has left him unprovided both of friend and living . ' It was like Swift to lay his plight to the ...
Page 338
... living should be found for Swift in England , and in 1732 he broached a plan whereby an exchange might be effected between the rector of Burghfield , in Berkshire , and the dean of St. Patrick's . It was doubtless an impracticable ...
... living should be found for Swift in England , and in 1732 he broached a plan whereby an exchange might be effected between the rector of Burghfield , in Berkshire , and the dean of St. Patrick's . It was doubtless an impracticable ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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