The Correspondence Of Jonathan Swift Dd Vol 3 Classic Reprint

Author : Walter Scott
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ISBN 13 : 9781331078258
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (782 download)

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Download or read book The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D, Vol. 6 written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D, Vol. 6: Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin; Containing Additional Letters, Tracts, and Poems, Not Hitherto Published; With Notes, and a Life of the Author Among the pieces usually published in Swift's works, of which he is not the author, there is none which can bear comparison with the "History of John Bull." It is not only a satire original in its out line, but the exquisite simplicity, brevity, and solemnity of the narrative, is altogether inimitable. If our author's Tale of a Tub be considered as the prototype of John Bull, it may be allowed to contain a greater display of learning, but is certainly deficient in the unaffected and ludicrous simplicity of the latter satire. Dr Arbuthnot, author of this excellent jeu d'esprit, is well known as the intimate and confidential friend of Swift, Pope, and Gay. With the disadvantage of northern birth and education, he wrote a pure English style, although it maybe remarked that he sometimes calls in the aid of national idiom, where he conceives it will add force to his picture. Lewis Baboon is for example termed a "false loon," and the whole character, conduct, and language, of Sister Peg, is traced with a Scottish pencil. The History of John Bull came originally forth in four parts, with an Appendix. It was afterwards corrected, revised, and arranged, with some few alterations. The following are the original titles: - "Law is a Bottomless Pit, exemplified in the case of the Lord Strutt, John Bull, Nicholas Frog, and Lewis Baboon; who spent all they had in a law-suit. - Printed from a manuscript found in the cabinet of the famous Sir Humphrey Polesworth." "John Bull in his Senses: being the Second Part of Law is a Bottomless Pit. - Printed from a manuscript found in the cabinet of the famous Sir Humphrey Polesworth. John Bull in his Senses: being the Third Part of Law is a Bottomless Pit. Printed from a manuscript found in the cabinet of the famous Sir Humphrey Polesworth; and published (as well as the two former parts) by the author of the New Atalantis." "An Appendix to John Bull still in his Senses; or Law is a Bottomless Pit. - Printed from a manuscript found in the cabinet of the famous Sir Humphrey Polesworth; and published (as well as the three former parts) by the author of the New Atalantis." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.