Essential Articles for the Study of Jonathan Swift's PoetryDavid M. Vieth |
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Page 183
... direct praise , untouched by the comic ironies of raillery . These poems- " To Stella , Visiting me in my Sickness " ( 1720 ) , " To Stella on her Birth - day " ( 1722 ) , " To Stella " ( 1724 ) , and " Stella's Birth - day ” ( 1727 ) ...
... direct praise , untouched by the comic ironies of raillery . These poems- " To Stella , Visiting me in my Sickness " ( 1720 ) , " To Stella on her Birth - day " ( 1722 ) , " To Stella " ( 1724 ) , and " Stella's Birth - day ” ( 1727 ) ...
Page 186
... Doctor's acquaintance who had any pre- tensions to either . " 35 Secondly , Swift lessens the chance that his raillery might be misunderstood by using direct praise as the companion to raillery . But what of the reference to 186 SHEEHAN.
... Doctor's acquaintance who had any pre- tensions to either . " 35 Secondly , Swift lessens the chance that his raillery might be misunderstood by using direct praise as the companion to raillery . But what of the reference to 186 SHEEHAN.
Page 191
... direct praise , Swift devoted the last section to Stella's " weaker Side , " thus placing himself among those " True Poets [ who ] can depress and raise ; / Are Lords of Infamy and Praise . " But in a poem addressed in appreciation to ...
... direct praise , Swift devoted the last section to Stella's " weaker Side , " thus placing himself among those " True Poets [ who ] can depress and raise ; / Are Lords of Infamy and Praise . " But in a poem addressed in appreciation to ...
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