Letters, Written by the Late Jonathan Swift, D. D. (2); Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, and Several of His Friends - From the Year 1703 to 1740 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1766 edition. Excerpt: ... vour to take the fnuff-box, which comes along with it to fupply the place of that, which was broke by accident fome time ago. J am, with true refpect, your moft humble fervant, and brother, H A R L E Y. LETTER CLXXXV. Mr. PRIOR to Dr. S W I F T. DEAR SIR, May i, 1718. A PRETTY kind of amufement I have been engaged in; comma's, femicolons, italics, and capitals, to make nonfenfe more pompous, and furbelow bad poetry with good printing. My friends letters, in the mean time, have lain unanfwered; and the obligations I have to them, on account of the very book itfelf, are unacknowledged. This is not all; I muft beg you once more to transfer to us an intire lift of my fubfcribers, with their diftinct titles, that they may, for my honour, be printed at the beginning of my book. This will eafily be done by revifing the lift, which we fent to you. you. Imuftpray of you, that it may be exact...., LETTER CLXXXVI, E 0 has not at all difap pointed my expedtations. He is femper idem, and has as much bufinefs to do now, as when he was governing England, or impeached for treafon. He is ftill in town, but going in a week or ten days into Hereford/hire. Lord and lady Harley are at the Bath, and as foon as I mall have fettled my affairs of the printing.rprefs, (fad bufinefs as you very well call it) I fhall go into the country to them. My health, I thank you, is pretty good. My courage better. I drink very often to your health, with fome of our friends here; and am always, with the greateft truth and affedtion, dear Sir, your obliged and moft obedient fervant, M. PRIOR. Mr. PRIOR to Dr. S W I F T, DEAR SIR, May 29, 1718. J H A V E received yours of the fixth, with the lift corrected. I have two colon and comma men, We correct, and defign to publifh, as...