A Tale of a TubThe Floating Press, 2009 M12 1 - 220 pages Jump into Jonathan Swift's take-no-prisoners parody of seventeenth-century Christianity. Equal parts uproarious humor and incisive satire, A Tale of a Tub dissects the foibles and shortcomings of three brothers, each of whom represents a different branch of the Christian religion. Swift, himself a clergyman, sealed his reputation as one of England's most ruthless -- and notorious -- satirists with the book's publication. It's a thought-provoking and rollicking read whether you're a believer or a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic. |
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Page 12
... sometimes to as little purpose, will be the readier to pardon this, especially when it is offered by one who is, with all respect and veneration, My LORD, Your Lordship's most obedient and most faithful Servant, THE BOOKSELLER. The ...
... sometimes to as little purpose, will be the readier to pardon this, especially when it is offered by one who is, with all respect and veneration, My LORD, Your Lordship's most obedient and most faithful Servant, THE BOOKSELLER. The ...
Page 19
... sometimes thinking the contrary may almost be proved by uncontrollable demonstration. It is true, indeed, that although their numbers be vast and their productions numerous in proportion, yet are they hurried so hastily off the scene ...
... sometimes thinking the contrary may almost be proved by uncontrollable demonstration. It is true, indeed, that although their numbers be vast and their productions numerous in proportion, yet are they hurried so hastily off the scene ...
Page 27
... not pass out of Covent Garden, and such a one that is nowhere intelligible but at Hyde Park Comer. Now, though it sometimes tenderly affects me to consider that all the towardly passages I shall deliver in the following treatise will 27.
... not pass out of Covent Garden, and such a one that is nowhere intelligible but at Hyde Park Comer. Now, though it sometimes tenderly affects me to consider that all the towardly passages I shall deliver in the following treatise will 27.
Page 35
... sometimes reflected upon the difference between Athens and England with respect to the point before us. In the Attic [5] commonwealth it was the privilege and birthright of every citizen and poet to rail aloud and in public, or to ...
... sometimes reflected upon the difference between Athens and England with respect to the point before us. In the Attic [5] commonwealth it was the privilege and birthright of every citizen and poet to rail aloud and in public, or to ...
Page 43
... sometimes preferred to the one and sometimes to the other, in proportion to their deservings, there being a strict and perpetual intercourse between all three. From this accurate deduction it is manifest that for obtaining attention in ...
... sometimes preferred to the one and sometimes to the other, in proportion to their deservings, there being a strict and perpetual intercourse between all three. From this accurate deduction it is manifest that for obtaining attention in ...
Contents
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Section II | 56 |
Section III A Digression Concerning Critics | 72 |
Section VIII A Tale of a Tub | 129 |
Section IX A Digression Concerning the Original the Use and Improvement of Madness in a Commonwealth | 139 |
Section X A Farther Digression | 158 |
Section XI A Tale of a Tub | 166 |
The Conclusion | 184 |
The History of Martin | 190 |
A Digression on the Nature Usefulness and Necessity of Wars and Quarrels | 197 |
The History of Martin Continued | 200 |
Section IV A Tale of a Tub | 86 |
Section V A Digression in the Modern Kind | 102 |
Section VI A Tale of a Tub | 111 |
Section VII A Digression in Praise of Digressions | 121 |
A Project for the Universal Benefit of Mankind | 203 |
Endnotes | 207 |
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