The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 47
... manner without a struggle . To show how far off the truth such an assump- tion lies is one of the purposes of this chapter . And now a final word , not about the very early verses , but about two metrical compositions which date from ...
... manner without a struggle . To show how far off the truth such an assump- tion lies is one of the purposes of this chapter . And now a final word , not about the very early verses , but about two metrical compositions which date from ...
Page 67
... manner to be understood by the meanest among them . ' He is to shun the ' quaint , terse , florid style , rounded into periods and cadences , commonly without either propriety or meaning . ' As for the ' moving manner of preaching ...
... manner to be understood by the meanest among them . ' He is to shun the ' quaint , terse , florid style , rounded into periods and cadences , commonly without either propriety or meaning . ' As for the ' moving manner of preaching ...
Page 171
... manner mild , Pray , reach that thing here to the child : That thing , I mean , among the kale ; And here's to buy a ... Manners and Good Breed- ing ( date of composition unknown ; ptd . 1754 ) and Hints on Good Manners ( date of ...
... manner mild , Pray , reach that thing here to the child : That thing , I mean , among the kale ; And here's to buy a ... Manners and Good Breed- ing ( date of composition unknown ; ptd . 1754 ) and Hints on Good Manners ( date of ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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