The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift ... Accurately Revised ... Adorned with Copper-Plates; with Some Account of the Author's Life, and Notes Historical and Explanatory

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1767 Excerpt: ...of April, 0.2 fcy by my silence, that I have laboured under the same distemper. I don't know why you have not buritd me, as you did Partridge, and given the wits os the age, the Stetles and Jddifins, a new occasion os living seven years upon one os your thoughts. When you have sinished the copy os verses, which you began in England, our writers may have another hint, upon which they may dwell ieven years longer. Are you Frenthman enough to know how a Gascon sustains his samily sor a week? Dbnanche, une E/clancbei Lundi, sroide et Salade; Mardi, j'aime la Grillade; Meeredi, Hackee; Jeudi, bon pour la Capillotadti fendredi, Point de Gras; Samedi, Qu'on me caffe les os, et les chiens Jt Creveront des restes de mm Mouton. We can provide such sort os cookery, is you will but send us the eschncke; but rather bring it with you, sor it will eat much better, when you are in the company. Lord Oxsord has been a twelvemonth is Heresord/hire, as sar srom us, literally, tho not geographically, as is he had been with you in Ireland. He has writ no more to us, than is we were still ministers os state. But, an the balance os account, ter contra, I have lord lord Harlty at London; and have either lived with him at Wimple, or upon him here, ever since his father lest us. I know Bo reason, why you should not expect his picture, but that he promised it to you lo often. I wrote to him six months since,-and, instead of acknowledging my letter, he took a more compendious way of sending a gentleman to lady Harriot, in Dover-street; and bid him call at Westminster, to know if J had any thing to say to his lord. He was here to-day, when he was sure the scaffold was ready, and the axe whetted; and is in Hereford/hire, when the consent of all mankind either justisies his ministry, or f...