The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Page 35
... writings and can reread them a hundred times with pleas- ure . But he finds it equally difficult to criticize severely the writings of his friends , for he discovers beauties in their work in proportion to the love he bears them : ' I ...
... writings and can reread them a hundred times with pleas- ure . But he finds it equally difficult to criticize severely the writings of his friends , for he discovers beauties in their work in proportion to the love he bears them : ' I ...
Page 299
... writings , but above all in the Dialogues curieux , which may be regarded as a summary of the case which by that time had been built up against civilization and Christianity by a long line of critics imbued with the idea of natural ...
... writings , but above all in the Dialogues curieux , which may be regarded as a summary of the case which by that time had been built up against civilization and Christianity by a long line of critics imbued with the idea of natural ...
Page 368
... writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift . London , 1754 . Swift , Deane . An essay upon the life , writings , and character , of Dr. Jonathan Swift . London , 1755 . Sheridan , Thomas . " The life of Doctor Swift . ' In The Works of ... 7. Swift ...
... writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift . London , 1754 . Swift , Deane . An essay upon the life , writings , and character , of Dr. Jonathan Swift . London , 1755 . Sheridan , Thomas . " The life of Doctor Swift . ' In The Works of ... 7. Swift ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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