The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 22
... spirit by which it was to survive - insistence on the actualities of experience and human nature . There was fierce partisanship in his writings , but deeper than the prejudice and hatred there will always be found a wis- dom untouched ...
... spirit by which it was to survive - insistence on the actualities of experience and human nature . There was fierce partisanship in his writings , but deeper than the prejudice and hatred there will always be found a wis- dom untouched ...
Page 97
... spirit , or light . Now , there are three aspects of religious enthusiasm which have commonly been distinguished : first , prophecy , or an immediate act of God ; secondly , possession , or the act of the devil ; thirdly , enthusiasm ...
... spirit , or light . Now , there are three aspects of religious enthusiasm which have commonly been distinguished : first , prophecy , or an immediate act of God ; secondly , possession , or the act of the devil ; thirdly , enthusiasm ...
Page 138
... spirit of toryism flared up for the last time . In this revolt against the principles and spirit of the Revolution , high church took the lead . There was revival of Laudianism , a reasser- tion of the sacred character of the priesthood ...
... spirit of toryism flared up for the last time . In this revolt against the principles and spirit of the Revolution , high church took the lead . There was revival of Laudianism , a reasser- tion of the sacred character of the priesthood ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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