Jonathan Swift
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INTRODUCTION
A LETTER TO A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, IN IRELAND,
UPON THE CHOOSING A NEW SPEAKER THERE. WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1708.
A LETTER TO A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, IN IRELAND,
UPON THE CHOOSING A NEW SPEAKER THERE.
A PROPOSAL FOR THE UNIVERSAL USE OF IRISH
MANUFACTURE.
A PROPOSAL FOR THE UNIVERSAL USE OF IRISH
MANUFACTURE, IN CLOTHES AND FURNITURE OF HOUSES, &c. UTTERLY REJECTING
AND RENOUNCING EVERY THING WEARABLE THAT COMES FROM ENGLAND.
AN ESSAY ON ENGLISH BUBBLES. BY THOMAS HOPE, ESQ.
THE SWEARER'S BANK.
A LETTER TO THE KING AT ARMS. [FROM A REPUTED
ESQUIRE,[27] ONE OF THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE BANK.]
THE LAST SPEECH AND DYING WORDS OF EBENEZER
ELLISTON. WHO WAS EXECUTED THE SECOND DAY OF MAY, 1722.
THE LAST SPEECH AND DYING WORDS OF EBENEZER
ELLISTON.
MAXIMS CONTROLLED[37] IN IRELAND.
THE BLUNDERS, DEFICIENCIES, DISTRESSES, AND
MISFORTUNES OF QUILCA.[45]
A Short VIEW OF THE STATE OF IRELAND.
THE STORY OF THE INJURED LADY. WRITTEN BY HERSELF.
THE ANSWER TO THE INJURED LADY.
AN ANSWER TO A PAPER, CALLED “A MEMORIAL OF THE
POOR INHABITANTS, TRADESMEN, AND LABOURERS OF THE KINGDOM OF IRELAND.”
WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1728.
ANSWER TO SEVERAL LETTERS FROM UNKNOWN
PERSONS.[86]
AN ANSWER TO SEVERAL LETTERS SENT ME FROM UNKNOWN
HANDS.[94]
A LETTER TO THE ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN, CONCERNING
THE WEAVERS.
THE PRESENT MISERABLE STATE OF IRELAND.
THE SUBSTANCE OF WHAT WAS SAID BY THE DEAN OF ST.
PATRICK'S
ADVERTISEMENT BY DR. SWIFT, IN HIS DEFENCE AGAINST
JOSHUA, LORD ALLEN,
A LETTER ON MR. M'CULLA'S PROJECT ABOUT HALFPENCE,
AND A NEW ONE PROPOSED. WRITTEN IN 1729.
A PROPOSAL THAT ALL THE LADIES AND WOMEN OF
IRELAND SHOULD APPEAR CONSTANTLY IN IRISH MANUFACTURES.
A MODEST PROPOSAL FOR PREVENTING THE CHILDREN OF
POOR PEOPLE FROM BEING A BURTHEN TO THEIR PARENTS OR COUNTRY, AND FOR
MAKING THEM BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC.
ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN.
A VINDICATION OF HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN, LORD
CARTERET.
A PROPOSAL FOR AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT, TO PAY OFF
THE DEBT OF THE NATION, WITHOUT TAXING THE SUBJECT.
A CASE SUBMITTED BY DEAN SWIFT TO MR. LINDSAY,
COUNSELLOR AT LAW.[172]
AN EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN ABUSES, CORRUPTIONS, AND
ENORMITIES IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN.
A SERIOUS AND USEFUL SCHEME TO MAKE AN HOSPITAL
FOR INCURABLES.
TO THE HONOURABLE HOUSE OF COMMONS, &c.
TO THE HONOURABLE HOUSE OF COMMONS, &c.
ADVICE TO THE FREEMEN OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN, IN
THE CHOICE OF A MEMBER TO REPRESENT THEM IN PARLIAMENT. WRITTEN IN THE
YEAR 1733.
SOME CONSIDERATIONS HUMBLY OFFERED TO THE RIGHT
HONOURABLE THE LORD MAYOR, THE COURT OF ALDERMEN, AND COMMON-COUNCIL OF
THE HONOURABLE CITY OF DUBLIN,
A PROPOSAL FOR GIVING BADGES TO THE BEGGARS IN ALL
THE PARISHES OF DUBLIN.
CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT MAINTAINING THE POOR.
ON BARBAROUS DENOMINATIONS IN IRELAND.
SPEECH DELIVERED BY DEAN SWIFT TO AN ASSEMBLY OF
MERCHANTS MET AT THE GUILDHALL, TO DRAW UP A PETITION TO THE LORD
LIEUTENANT ON THE LOWERING OF COIN, APRIL 24TH, 1736.
MISCELLANEOUS PIECES.
- IRISH ELOQUENCE.[196]
- A DIALOGUE IN HIBERNIAN STYLE BETWEEN A. AND
B.[197]
- TO THE PROVOST AND SENIOR FELLOWS OF TRINITY
COLLEGE, DUBLIN.
- TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN,
SHERIFFS, AND COMMON-COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORK.
- TO THE HONOURABLE THE SOCIETY OF THE GOVERNOR AND
ASSISTANTS, LONDON, FOR THE NEW PLANTATION IN ULSTER, WITHIN THE REALM
OF IRELAND, AT THE CHAMBER IN GUILDHALL, LONDON.
- CERTIFICATE TO A DISCARDED SERVANT.
- AN EXHORTATION ADDRESSED TO THE SUB-DEAN AND
CHAPTER OF ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL, DUBLIN.
- APPENDIX.
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BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY
* * * * *
THE PROSE WORKS OF JONATHAN SWIFT
VOL. VII
LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS PORTUGAL ST. LINCOLN'S INN, W. C.
CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL &CO. NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN CO. BOMBAY: A.
H. WHEELER &CO.
In 12 volumes, 5s. each.
~THE PROSE WORKS~
OF
~JONATHAN SWIFT, D. D.~
EDITED BY
~TEMPLE SCOTT~
VOL. I. A TALE OF A TUB AND OTHER EARLY WORKS.
Edited by TEMPLE SCOTT. With a biographical introduction by
W. E. H. LECKY, M. P. With Portrait and Facsimiles.
VOL. II. THE JOURNAL TO STELLA. Edited by FREDERICK
RYLAND, M. A. With two Portraits of Stella and a Facsimile of
one of the Letters.
VOLS. III. &IV. WRITINGS ON RELIGION AND THE
CHURCH. Edited by TEMPLE SCOTT. With Portraits and Facsimiles
of Title-pages.
VOL. V. HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL TRACTS—ENGLISH.
Edited by TEMPLE SCOTT. With Portrait and Facsimiles
of Title-pages.
VOL. VI. THE DRAPIER'S LETTERS. Edited by TEMPLE
SCOTT. With Portrait, Reproductions of Wood's Coinage, and
Facsimiles
of Title-pages.
VOL. VII. HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL TRACTS—IRISH.
Edited by TEMPLE SCOTT. With Portrait and Facsimiles of
Title-pages.
VOL. VIII. GULLIVER'S TRAVELS. Edited by G. RAVENSCROFT
DENNIS. With Portrait, Maps and Facsimiles.
VOL. IX. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE “EXAMINER,”
“TATLER,” “SPECTATOR,” &c. Edited by TEMPLE SCOTT.
With Portrait.
VOL. X. HISTORICAL WRITINGS. Edited by TEMPLE SCOTT.
With Portrait.
VOL. XI. LITERARY ESSAYS. Edited by TEMPLE SCOTT.
With Portrait. [In the press.
VOL. XII. FULL BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX TO COMPLETE
WORKS. Together with an Essay on the Portraits of
Swift, by the HON. SIR FREDERICK FALKINER, K. C. With two
Portraits. [In the press.