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Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit

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  • Jonathan Swift
    In Jonathan Swift: Years at Moor Park

    …the Books”; and the “Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit,” which ridiculed the manner of worship and preaching of religious enthusiasts at that period. In the “Battle of the Books,” Swift supports the ancients in the longstanding dispute about the relative merits of ancient versus modern literature…

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