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In texture his prose is lighter than Colman's , and his manner is less deliberate . He achieves his effects of speed and animation through the use of short sentences and a rapid give and take in the dialogue .
In texture his prose is lighter than Colman's , and his manner is less deliberate . He achieves his effects of speed and animation through the use of short sentences and a rapid give and take in the dialogue .
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satirist , in A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country , where private vices become public benefits in so singular a manner . Swift appears to have accepted the assumption ...
satirist , in A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country , where private vices become public benefits in so singular a manner . Swift appears to have accepted the assumption ...
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And it is a manner imperfect enough , with the imperfections and splendour of youthful strength and pride ; the language often half - hewn , rigid , hieratic , like some early monument in that " land of Nile " where the story is laid .
And it is a manner imperfect enough , with the imperfections and splendour of youthful strength and pride ; the language often half - hewn , rigid , hieratic , like some early monument in that " land of Nile " where the story is laid .
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