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The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin (Volume 17); Accurately Revised, in Twelve Volumes. Adorned With Copper-Plates With ... Life, and Notes Historical and Explanatory - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1766. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... I wish many happy new years to you and your family; and am, with truth, Your friend and humble servant. Let me add something serious: That, as it is held an imprudent thing to provoke valour; so, I consess, it was imprudent in me to provoke rudeness: which, as it was my own standing rule never to do, except in cases where I had power to punisli it, so my error proceeded from a better opinion of you than you have thought fit to make good. For, with every fault in your nature, your education, and your understanding, I never imagined you so utterly devoid of knowing some little distinction between persons. LETTER XLVI. To Lady W O R S L E Y. Madam, April 19th, 17 30. MY lady Carteret (if you know such a lady) commands me to pursue my own inclination; which is, to honour myself with writing you a letter; and thereby endeavouring to preserve myself in your memory, in spight of an acquaintance of more years, than in regard to my own reputation, as a young gentleman, I care to recollect. N a I forgot I forgot whether I had not some reasons to be angry with your ladyship, when I was last in England. I hope to see you very soon the youngest great-grand-mother in Europe: and fifteen years hence (which I shall have nothing to do with) you will be at the amusement of " Rise up, daugh"ter, &c." You are to answer this letter, and to inform me of your health and humour; and, whether you like your daughter better or worse, after having so long conversed with the Irijh world, and so little with me. Tell me what are your amusements at present; cards, court, books, visiting, or fondling (I humbly beg your ladyship's pardon, but it is between ourselves) your grandchildren? My lady Carteret hath been the best queen we have known in Ireland tbefe many years; yet is she morta...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0217614353
- ISBN 13 9780217614351
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages60
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