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Page 308
... early works , particularly A Tale of a Tub , show that his genius was al- ready fully developed by the turn of the century . On the death of Temple in 1699 Swift was sent to a country parish in Ireland , but during the following years ...
... early works , particularly A Tale of a Tub , show that his genius was al- ready fully developed by the turn of the century . On the death of Temple in 1699 Swift was sent to a country parish in Ireland , but during the following years ...
Page 315
... early periodicals that exerted an enormous influence on citizens of London who aspired to sophistication . Most fashion- able breakfast tables had the morning copy of The Spectator prominently displayed . Loungers in the coffeehouses ...
... early periodicals that exerted an enormous influence on citizens of London who aspired to sophistication . Most fashion- able breakfast tables had the morning copy of The Spectator prominently displayed . Loungers in the coffeehouses ...
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... early nineteenth century . There was something reminiscent of Burns in his rural background , which contributed to his being both suspicious of and adored in cities , and there was something of Byron in his marked tendency to ...
... early nineteenth century . There was something reminiscent of Burns in his rural background , which contributed to his being both suspicious of and adored in cities , and there was something of Byron in his marked tendency to ...
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