The Works Of The Reverend Dr. J. Swift

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. 1753 Excerpt: ... good and tender Parent, and for allowing me to exercife for fome Years, thofe Cares, Cares, which are now as neceffary to her, as her's have been to me. An Object of this Sort, daily before one's Eves, very much foftens the Mind, hut, perhaps, may hinder it from the wiilingneCs of contracting other Ties of the like domeitick Nature, when one finch how painful it is, even to enjoy the tender Pleafures. I have formerly made fome itrong Efforts to get, and to deferve, a Friend: Perhaps it were wifer never to attempt it, but live Extempore, and look opon the World only as a Place to pais through, juft pay your Holls their due, difperfe a little Charity, and hurry on.. Yet am I juft now writing (or rather planning) a Book, to make Mankind look upon this Life, with Comfort and Pleafure, and put Morality in good Humour, And juft now too, 1 am going to fee one I love very tenderly; and To-morrow to entertain fcveral civil People, whom, if we call Friends, it is by the Cour tefy of England, Sic, fic jurat ire fub umbras While we do live, we muft make the belt of Life, f O Vita! Stiato bre-is, fiipienti tonga I Cantantes licet ufque (minus via Icedat J earn us, as the Shepherd fays in Virgil, when the Road was long and heavy. I am yoursi. wmmmmm.----Shall W gO? Thus, thus, nvith Pleafure to the Shades below f O Life! how port thy Pleafures to the Fool? Hotv tedious are thy Pains unto the Wife? Yet jtnging let us go, the chearful Mind Minders the Way kfs rugged and fatiguing LET LETTER XLVJII. Lord BoLiNciROKi to Dr. SwifT. YO U may afTure yourfelf, that if you come over this Spring, you will find me not only got back into the Habits of Study, but devoted to that hiflorical Talk, which you have fet me thefe many Years. I am in hopes of fome Materials, which will enab...