The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 45
... verse , but by a rich elaboration of these and a sudden discovery of a new medium of expression . It is this fact which bestows importance on the verse and which justifies our taking a final conspectus of it before leaving it for things ...
... verse , but by a rich elaboration of these and a sudden discovery of a new medium of expression . It is this fact which bestows importance on the verse and which justifies our taking a final conspectus of it before leaving it for things ...
Page 47
... verse satire , it would be natural to assume that Swift came by the Swiftian 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 ...
... verse satire , it would be natural to assume that Swift came by the Swiftian 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 ...
Page 379
... verse , pp . 9-10 . 4 See Ball , Swift's verse , pp . 10-11 . 5 It should , however , be added that there were in Dublin at this time a number of well - informed men who were eager to advance the new science , and in 1683 the Dublin ...
... verse , pp . 9-10 . 4 See Ball , Swift's verse , pp . 10-11 . 5 It should , however , be added that there were in Dublin at this time a number of well - informed men who were eager to advance the new science , and in 1683 the Dublin ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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