The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, DublinC. Bathurst, J. Rivington, W. Strahan, B. Collins, J. Hinton, J. Dodsley, L. Davis and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, and W. Bowyer, 1766 |
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Page xxx
... of a fine irregular genius : but while his imagination and wit delight , it is hardly possible not to be sometimes offended with his satire , which sets not only all human actions , but human nature itself , in the worst light .
... of a fine irregular genius : but while his imagination and wit delight , it is hardly possible not to be sometimes offended with his satire , which sets not only all human actions , but human nature itself , in the worst light .
Page xxxiv
Swift to have been guided in this affair by mere caprice and humour , he cannot but be seen in a most ungracious light , and considered as a man utterly devoid of humanity : for it is generally agreed , that Stella's immature death was ...
Swift to have been guided in this affair by mere caprice and humour , he cannot but be seen in a most ungracious light , and considered as a man utterly devoid of humanity : for it is generally agreed , that Stella's immature death was ...
Page lix
Which , if true , is very furprising , so I have , ” says she , is often been led to look on the world as a garden , and the human minds as fo ma . ny plants , fet " by the hand of the great Creator “ for utility and ornament .
Which , if true , is very furprising , so I have , ” says she , is often been led to look on the world as a garden , and the human minds as fo ma . ny plants , fet " by the hand of the great Creator “ for utility and ornament .
Page lxvi
They are of no further use than to shew us , in general , the errors of human nature ; and to convince us , that neither the height of wit nor genius can bring a man to such a degree of perfection , as vanity would often prompt him to ...
They are of no further use than to shew us , in general , the errors of human nature ; and to convince us , that neither the height of wit nor genius can bring a man to such a degree of perfection , as vanity would often prompt him to ...
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... we have not leisure to defeat them , their readers had need be cautious , how they rely upon their credit ; and whether this proceeding can be reconciled to humanity or truth , let those who think it worth their while , determine .
... we have not leisure to defeat them , their readers had need be cautious , how they rely upon their credit ; and whether this proceeding can be reconciled to humanity or truth , let those who think it worth their while , determine .
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| Title | The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin Volume 1 of The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Jonathan Swift |
| Author | Jonathan Swift |
| Publisher | C. Bathurst, J. Rivington, W. Strahan, B. Collins, J. Hinton, J. Dodsley, L. Davis and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, and W. Bowyer, 1766 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 28 Sep 2018 |
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