Swift's Vision of Evil: A Comparative Study of A Tale of a Tub and Gulliver's Travels, Volumes 1-2English Literary Studies, University of Victoria, 1975 |
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... mankind to speak out while a great man and a great rogue are synonymous terms , so long shall Wild stand unrivalled on the pinnacle of GREATNESS . " Although the innocent Heartfrees get their little piece of the sun again , it seems ...
... mankind to speak out while a great man and a great rogue are synonymous terms , so long shall Wild stand unrivalled on the pinnacle of GREATNESS . " Although the innocent Heartfrees get their little piece of the sun again , it seems ...
Page 64
... mankind . " For the universal improvement of mankind ” : this phrase and its many variations was even echoed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society and became one of the satirists ' favourite weapons against the new ...
... mankind . " For the universal improvement of mankind ” : this phrase and its many variations was even echoed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society and became one of the satirists ' favourite weapons against the new ...
Page 72
... mankind " : it is the essence of Grub Street . The " tub " is also the pulpit of the nonconformist preacher , and possibly the sweating tub used in treating venereal disease , so what is offered to mankind begins to take on a larger ...
... mankind " : it is the essence of Grub Street . The " tub " is also the pulpit of the nonconformist preacher , and possibly the sweating tub used in treating venereal disease , so what is offered to mankind begins to take on a larger ...
Contents
The Nature of Satire | 7 |
The Satiric Focus I | 27 |
The Satiric Focus II | 38 |
Copyright | |
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