John Toland (1670-1722)
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Introduction
John Toland was an Irish freethinker and radical Whig and Commonwealthman who was much influenced by the ideas of John Locke. He opposed the corruption within the British Parliament and state, the idea of standing armies, and edited the works of some of the leading republicans of the Civil War (Revolution) period, such as James Harrington, Algernon Sidney, Edmund Ludlow, and John Milton. He also edited a version of Aesop's Fables (1704) using the commentaries of the radical French humanist Jean Baudoin.
Texts in the Collection
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John Toland, The Danger of Mercenary Parliaments (London, 1698). |
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John Toland, The Art of Governing by Partys: Particularly, in Religion, in Politics, in Parlament, on the Bench, and in the Ministry; with the ill Effects of Partys on the People in general, the King in particular, and all our foren Affairs; as well as on our Credit and Trade, in Peace or War, &c. (London, B. Lintott, 1701). |
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John Toland editor: The Fables of Aesop. With the Moral Reflections of Monsieur Baudoin. Translated from the French. To which is prefix’d by another Hand; The True Life of Aesop, by the most Learned and Noble Critick Monsieur de Meziriac, proving by unquestionable Authorities, that Aesop was an ingenious, eloquent and comely Person, a Courtier and Philosopher; contrary to the fabulous Relation of the Monk Plaundes, who makes him Stupid, Stammering, a Buffoon, and monstrously Deform’d. (London: Tho. Leigh and Dan. Midwinter, 1704). [HTML and facs. PDF] |
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John Toland, The State-Anatomy of Great Britain. Containing A Particular Account of its several Interests and Parties, their bent and genius; and what each of them, with all the rest of Europe, may hope or fear from the Reign and Family of King George. Being a Memorial Sent by an intimate friend to a Foreign Minister, lately nominated to come to the Court of England. (London : Printed for John Philips and sold by J. Brotherton at the Black Bull in Cornhill and J. Roberts at the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane, 1717). [HTML and facs. PDF] |
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John Toland, The Second Part of The state anatomy, etc. Containing a short Vindication of the former Part, against the Misrepresentations of the Ignorant or the Malicious, especially relating to our Ministers of State and to Foreigners; with some Reflections of the designed Clamor against the Army, and on the Swedish Conspiracy. Also, Letters to his Grace the late Archbishop of Canterbury, and to the Dissenting Ministers of all denominations, in the year 1705-6, about a General Toleration, with some of their High Mightinesses the States-General of the United Provinces, on the same Subject. The Second Edition. (London : Printed for John Phillips and sold by J. Brotherton and P. Meadows at the Black Bull in Cornhill and J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane, 1717). [HTML and facs. PDF] |
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John Toland, Hypatia: or, The history of a most beautiful, most vertuous, most learned, and every way accomplish’d lady; who was torn to pieces by the clergy of Alexandria, to gratify the pride, emulation, and cruelty of their archbishop, commonly but undeservedly styled St. Cyril (London: M. Cooper; W. Reeve; and C. Sympson, 1753). [HTML and facs. PDF] |