Jonathan Swift: An Introductory EssayMethuen, distributed by Harper & Row, Barnes & Noble Import Division, New York, 1973 - 216 pages |
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... play upon the classical and medieval notions of the four elements and the fifth essence ; earth , water , air and fire and the quintessence or principle of life which lies behind the other four . Enjoying himself hugely , he pulls in ...
... play upon the classical and medieval notions of the four elements and the fifth essence ; earth , water , air and fire and the quintessence or principle of life which lies behind the other four . Enjoying himself hugely , he pulls in ...
Page 53
... play : And therefore , in order to save the Charges of all such expensive Anatomy for the Time to come ; I do here think fit to inform the Reader , that in such Con- clusions as these , Reason is certainly in the Right ; and that in ...
... play : And therefore , in order to save the Charges of all such expensive Anatomy for the Time to come ; I do here think fit to inform the Reader , that in such Con- clusions as these , Reason is certainly in the Right ; and that in ...
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... play : whether it is a matter of participating in the pomp and ceremony of court ritual ( and finding a way of getting unexpected results with his pocket - handkerchief ) or capturing fifty men - of - war single - handed . Overcoming ...
... play : whether it is a matter of participating in the pomp and ceremony of court ritual ( and finding a way of getting unexpected results with his pocket - handkerchief ) or capturing fifty men - of - war single - handed . Overcoming ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
A Tale of a Tub | 16 |
Other Early Satires | 59 |
Copyright | |
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