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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift/Volume 18

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THE

WORKS

OF THE

REV. JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D.,

DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S, DUBLIN.


ARRANGED BY THOMAS SHERIDAN, A.M.

WITH

NOTES, HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL.





A NEW EDITION, IN NINETEEN VOLUMES;

CORRECTED AND REVISED

BY JOHN NICHOLS, F.S.A. EDINBURGH AND PERTH,





VOLUME XVIII.





LONDON:

PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON, J. NICHOLS, R. BALDWIN, OTRIDGE AND SON, J. SEWELL, F. AND C. RIVINGTON, T. PAYNE, R. FAULDER, G. AND J. ROBINSON, R. LEA, J. NUNN, W. CUTHELL, T. EGERTON, CLARKE AND SON, VERNOR AND HOOD, J. SCATCHERD, T. KAY, LACKINGTON ALLEN AND CO., CARPENTER AND CO., MURRAY AND HIGHLEY, LONGMAN AND REES, CADELL JUN. AND DAVIES, T, BAGSTBR, J. HARDING, AND J. MAWMAN.

1801.



​H. Baldwin and Son, Printers,
New Bridge-street, London.



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CONTENTS

OF THE

EIGHTEENTH VOLUME.





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A TRUE Narrative of what passed at the Examination of the marquis de Guiscard3
The present State of Wit27
A learned Comment upon Dr. Hare's excellent Sermon, preached before the duke of Marlborough, on the Surrender of Bouchain45
A new Vindication of the Duke of Marlborough63
A true Relation of the several Facts and Circumstances of the intended Riot and Tumult on Queen Elizabeth's Birthday85
The new Way of selling Places at Court103
Some Reasons to prove that no one is obliged, by his Princiciples as a Whig, to oppose the Queen115
A supposed Letter from the Pretender to a Whig Lord135
A pretended Letter of Thanks from Lord Wharton to the Bishop of St. Asaph, in the name of the Kitcat Club139
A modest Inquiry into the Reasons of the Joy expressed by a certain Set of People, upon the Spreading of a Report of her Majesty's Death149
The Right of Precedence between Physicians and Civilians inquired into171
Tatlers from vol. V197
The Examiner, No. 46211
Spectator, No. 575, passage in it by Swift215
Character of Herodotus216
Sketch of the Character of Aristotle217
Remarks on the Characters of the Court of Queen Anne218

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LETTERS.

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To the Athenian Society241
To miss Waryng243
From the earl of Berkeley249
From Mr. Addison250
From Mr. secretary St. John251
From lord Bolingbrokeib.
To Mr. Wm. Draper252
From a Quaker253
From sir John Browne254
To the rev. Mr. Wallis260
To Mr. Pope261
From a Quaker in Philadelphia266
From the earl of Oxford267
From Dr. Sheridan269
From the rev. Marmaduke Phillips270
From ******273
From Dr. Sheridan274
From an unknown gentleman276
From Dr. Sheridan278
From lord Oxford279
To Dr. Sheridan281
From Dr. Sheridan284
From lord Howth287
From Dr. Sheridan288
To the archbishop of Cashel291
To lord Howth292
From lady Betty Germain293
From Dr. King295
From Mr. Motte297
To Mr. Motte298
To Mrs. Whitewayib.
From Mrs. Whiteway301
From an unknown lady303
To Mrs. Whiteway304
From Mrs. Sican306
From Mrs. Whiteway308
To Mrs. Whiteway311
From Mrs. Whiteway313
To Mrs. Whiteway315
From Mrs. Whiteway317
To Mrs. Whiteway318
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From Mrs. Whiteway321
From the same323
To Mrs. Whiteway326
From the earl of Orrery328
From Dr. Sheridan329
From the same330
From Mr. Carter332
From Dr. Sheridanib.
From the same333
From the same336
From the same338
From the same340
From lady Howth342
Dr. Sheridan to Mrs. Whiteway344
From Dr. Sheridan345
To Mr. Richardson347
To Mr. Gibson350
To Mr. Richardsonib.
To alderman Barber353
To Mr. Richardson356
From lord Mountjoy359
To alderman Barber360
To the same362
To the same365
Miss Richardson to Mrs. Whiteway367
To Mr. Richardson368
Mrs. Whiteway to Mr. Richardson369
From Deane Swift371
To alderman Barber373
From the Chevalier Ramsay374
Mrs. Whiteway to Mr. Richardson375
Mr. Richardson to Mrs. Whiteway377
Dean Swift and Mrs. Whiteway to Mr. Richardson378
From Mr. Richardson380
To the Society of the Governor and Assistants for the new Plantation in Ulster381
To alderman Barber382
Mrs. Whiteway to Mr. Richardson383
The same to the same385
From Dr. Scott387
Mrs. Whiteway to Mr. Richardson390
Robert Nugent, esq., to Mrs. Whiteway392
Mrs. Whiteway to Mr. Richardson393

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ADDITIONAL POEMS.

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Ode to Dr. Wm. Sancroft, late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury395
Ode to King William, on his Successes in Ireland405
To Mr. Congreve407
Occasioned by Sir Wm. Temple's late Illness and Recovery415
Epitaph on the Earl of Berkeley421
News from Parnassus. By Dr. Delany422
Apollo's Edict: occasioned by the foregoing425
The Dog and Shadow427
Billet to a Company of Players428
Answer to Dr. Sheridan's Prologue, and to Dr. Swift's Epilogue, in behalf of the distressed Weavers. By Dr. Delany430
On Gallstown House. By Dr. Delany432
On the great buried Bottle. By the same433
Epitaph, by the same434
Prometheus. On Wood's Halfpenceib.
A young Lady's Complaint, for the Stay of the Dean in England437
Epitaph on the Duke of Suffolk's Fool438
Epitaph on General Gorges and Lady Meath439
Verses on I know not what440
Upon Carthy's threatening to translate Pindarib.
Epigram on Delacour's complimenting Carthy on his Poetry441
Dr. Swift on his own Deafnessib.
The Dean's Complaint translated and answered442
Epigram on Vertiginosus. By Mr. Bowyer443
Epigram intended to be placed under the head of Gulliver by the sameib.
Inscription by Dean Smedley444
Bouts rimés, on Signora Domitilla445
Horace, Book IV, Ode XIX, addressed to Humphry French, late Lord Mayor of Dublin447
An Invitation by Dr. Delany, in the name of Dr. Swift450
Bettesworth's Exultation, upon hearing that his Name would be transmitted to Posterity in Dr. Swift's Works451
Verses on two celebrated modern Poets453
To the rev. Dr. Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's; a Birthday Poem; Nov. 30, 1736454
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Ay and No. A Tale from Dublin456
An Answer to a Friend's Question457
Epigrams, occasioned by Dr. Swift's intended Hospital for Idiots and Lunaticks458
On the Dean of St. Patrick's Birthday; being on Nov. 30, St. Andrew's Day459
On the Drapier. By Dr. Dunkin462
A Riddle463
Epitaph at Lee in Kent, on Wm. Pate, the learned Woollen-draperib.

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