The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 117
... regarded Spain as a sine qua non , and to ensure the continuance of the war were driven to the necessity of propitiating their allies in the Netherlands by signing in October 1709 the Barrier Treaty , whereby Holland was guaranteed ...
... regarded Spain as a sine qua non , and to ensure the continuance of the war were driven to the necessity of propitiating their allies in the Netherlands by signing in October 1709 the Barrier Treaty , whereby Holland was guaranteed ...
Page 136
... regarded as the keystone . Here Swift pro- ceeded with unfaltering directness to the central problem about which all the others lay grouped : the relations of church and state . Some have regarded the Sentiments as a piece of self ...
... regarded as the keystone . Here Swift pro- ceeded with unfaltering directness to the central problem about which all the others lay grouped : the relations of church and state . Some have regarded the Sentiments as a piece of self ...
Page 190
... regarded peace as a contingency but as a fact assured , and accordingly his interest in propaganda had cooled ; it was the authentic history of the whole series of events lead- ing up to the peace which he was now desirous of writing ...
... regarded peace as a contingency but as a fact assured , and accordingly his interest in propaganda had cooled ; it was the authentic history of the whole series of events lead- ing up to the peace which he was now desirous of writing ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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