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First French translation of Swedenborg's well-known work on the delights of
marriage, which first appeared in Latin under the title Deliciae sapientiae de amore
coniugalis in 1768. Swedenborg regarded marriage as the union between wisdom,
embodied in the man, and love, embodied in the woman. Thus marriage is a union
between the two qualities of reason and intention, a dualism that can be traced
throughout his writings.
The Swedish scientist and philosopher Swedenborg (1688-1772) is now best known
for the spiritualist movement he founded, which exerted great influence on a wide
range of artists, writers and philosophers, such as William Blake, Strindberg,
Baudelaire, W.B. Yeats, Carl Jung and William James to mention but a few.
Cioranescu 33411; OCLC lists copies at the Dutch Royal Library, Cornell, Wellcome
Library, Graduate Union College, California.
77.
SWIFT, Jonathan. Directions to Servants in General; and in particular
to the Butler, Cook, Footman, Coachman, Groom, House-Steward,
and Land-Steward, Porter, Dairy-Maid, Chamber-Maid, Nurse,
Laundress, House-Keeper, Tutoress, or Governess… Printed in the
year 1746. £ 750
8vo, pp. 58, [2], [2] blank; title with old repair to foremargin, repair to
gutter margin of last three leaves; a little dust-soiled; recently bound in
marbled boards.
Pirated edition. Swift's Directions to Servants was apparently written around 1736
but not published until after his death. It is a satirical take on a handbook of
manners, addressed to all types of servants individually and collectively, and easily
transferable to modern time. With his usual caustic wit Swifts pits servant against
master in the ultimate 'upstairs/downstairs' struggle for order, power, and the best
bits of the roast. He advises the servants on how to maintain the upper hand against
their masters, how to disguise mistakes and errors, and how to get through the
working day with as little effort as possible.
A witty expression of the frustrations of a lifetime's poor service.
The final unnumbered leaf contains a satire in pidgin Latin 'A consultation of four
physicians upon a Lord that was dying' with no author statement.
ESTC T231345 or N54501.
The Beginning of the Enlightenment in Germany
78.