Project Gutenberg 2008-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 114 Oldmixon, Mr. (John) 1673 1742 Oldmixon, John Oldmixon, J. (John) Maynwaring, Arthur 1668 1712 Mainwaring, Arthur Landa, Louis A. 1901 Reflections on Dr. Swift's Letter to Harley (1712) and The British Academy (1712) Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner, David Newman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Reflections on Dr. Swift's Letter to Harley" by John Oldmixon is a political commentary written in the early 18th century. This work critically examines Jonathan Swift’s proposal for an English Academy aimed at reforming and improving the English language. Oldmixon sets out to challenge Swift's ideas, particularly questioning the practicality and necessity of such an institution amid the prevailing political tensions between Whigs and Tories. The opening of the text establishes Oldmixon's skepticism toward Swift’s initiative, as he reflects on the motivations behind the proposed Academy. He notes the letter’s ambitious tone and implies that it reflects more of Swift's personal pride than a genuine need for linguistic reform. In this critical discourse, Oldmixon underscores the divide within English society by addressing the implications of politicizing language, arguing that attempts to impose rigid structures on language would ultimately fail and lead to further discord. His rhetoric points to a broader cultural debate regarding the evolving nature of language and the influence of political factions in shaping that discourse. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Proposal for correcting, improving, and ascertaining the English tongue British Academy, London (Founded ca. 1712) Académie française English language -- Early works to 1800 AS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Language & Communication 143266 143204 2024-10-11T03:55:21.308333 2023-09-11T07:29:29.812178 text/html text/html 138326 2021-01-25T19:41:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 55560 2021-01-25T19:41:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 170800 2024-10-11T03:55:30.400247 application/epub+zip 169991 2024-10-11T03:55:26.007268 application/epub+zip 112208 2024-10-11T03:55:24.223306 application/epub+zip 412928 2024-10-11T03:55:33.391338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389879 2024-10-11T03:55:29.199273 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147165 2022-09-11T13:33:10.332261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116030 2024-10-11T03:55:20.609360 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 116908 2021-01-03T11:53:59 text/plain; charset=utf-8 46760 2021-01-03T11:53:59 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 115762 2021-01-03T11:53:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 46530 2021-01-03T11:53:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 115763 2021-01-03T11:53:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46416 2021-01-03T11:53:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24264 2024-10-11T03:55:33.542249 application/rdf+xml 26147 2024-10-11T03:55:24.784290 image/jpeg 4732 2024-10-11T03:55:24.501365 image/jpeg 166324 2024-10-11T03:55:21.334348 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia