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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift/Volume 2/A Tale of a Tub, &c.

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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, Volume 2
 (1704)
by Jonathan Swift, edited by Thomas Sheridan, John Nichols, John Boyle, Patrick Delany, John Hawkesworth, Deane Swift, William Bowyer, John Birch, and George Faulkner
A Tale of a Tub, &c.
The Battle of the Books
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A


TALE OF A TUB.


WRITTEN FOR THE

UNIVERSAL IMPROVEMENT

OF

MANKIND.

Diu multumque desideratim.



TO WHICH IS ADDED,

An Account of a Battle between the Ancient

and Modern Books in St. James's Library.


Basyma cacabasa eanaa, irraumista diaraba caëota bafobor
camelanthi.Iren. lib. i. c. 18.

—— Juvatque novos decerpere flores,
Insignemque meo capiti petere inde coronam,
Unde prius nulli velarunt tempora Musæ.Lucret.



WITH THE AUTHOR'S APOLOGY;


AND

Explanatory Notes, by W. Wotton, B.D, and Others.



 (not listed in original)

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