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" such a man, truly wise, creams off Nature, leaving the sour and the dregs for philosophy and reason to lap up. This is the sublime and refined point of felicity, called the possession of being well deceived; the serene peaceful state, of being a fool... "
Savage Indignation: Colonial Discourse from Milton to Swift - Page 70
by Maja-Lisa Von Sneidern - 2005 - 204 pages
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...content his ideas with the films and images, that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things; such a man, truly wise, creams off nature, leaving...serene peaceful state, of being a fool, among knaves. But to return to madness. It is certain, that according to the system 1 have above deduced, every species...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 2

Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 500 pages
...content his ideas with the films and images, that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things; such a man, truly wise, creams off nature, leaving...the sour and the dregs, for philosophy and reason to lay up. This is the sublime and refined point of felicity, called the possession of being well deceived...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes ..., Volume 3

Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 356 pages
...content his ideas with the films and images that fly off upou his senses from the superfices of things; such a man, truly wise, creams off nature, leaving...serene peaceful state, of being a fool, among knaves. But to return to madness. It is certain, that according to the system I have above deduced, every species...
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A Tale of a Tub: Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind. To which ...

Jonathan Swift, William Wotton - English literature - 1812 - 250 pages
...content his ideas with the films and images that fly off upon his senses from the superfices of things; such a man, truly wise, creams off nature, leaving...serene peaceful state, of being a fool, among knaves. But to return to madness. It is certain, that according to the system I have above deduced, every species...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Tale of a tub. Battle of the books. Polite ...

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - English literature - 1814 - 442 pages
...his ideas with the films and images that fly off" upon his senses from the superficies of things ; such a man, truly wise, creams off nature, leaving...serene peaceful state, of being a fool among knaves. But to return to madness. It is certain, that, according to the system I have above deduced, every...
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Tale of a tub. Battle of the books. Polite conversation

Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 452 pages
...images that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things ; such a man, truly wise, creams oflP nature, leaving the sour and the dregs for philosophy...serene peaceful state, of being a fool among knaves. But to return to madness. It is certain, that, according to the system I have above deduced, every...
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The works of Jonathan Swift, containing additional letters ..., Volume 11

Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 448 pages
...content his ideas with the films and images that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things ; such a man, truly wise, creams off nature, leaving...reason to lap up. This is the sublime and refined But to return to madness. It is certain, that, according to the system I have above deduced, every...
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The Select Works of Jonathan Swift: Containing the Whole of His ..., Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 342 pages
...tour and the dregs for philosophy and 160 A TALE OF A TUD. reason to lap up. This is the sublime anil refined point of felicity, called the possession of being well deceived ; the serene peaceful stale of being a fool among knaves. But to return to madness : it is certain, thai, according to the...
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The works of Jonathan Swift, containing additional letters ..., Volume 10

Jonathan Swift - 1824 - 458 pages
...content his ideas with the films and images that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things ; such a man, truly wise, creams off nature, leaving...serene peaceful state, of being a fool among knaves. But to return to madness. It is certain, that, according to the system I have above deduced, every...
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The works of Jonathan Swift, containing papers not hitherto publ ..., Volume 1

Jonathan Swift - 1841 - 960 pages
...content his ideas with the films and images that fly off upon his senses from the superficies of things ; such a man, truly wise, creams off nature, leaving...serene peaceful state of being a fool among knaves. • '• tiling, and the other allowed to be no more than t-"* graire. Again, if we take this definition...
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