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PRINTED BY JULES DIDOT, SENIOR,
PRINTER TO HIS MAJESTY, Rue du pont de lodi, no 6.
AT THE ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN, GERMAN, AND SPANISH LIBRARY, No 18, RUE VIVIENNE.
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
SECTION VI.
Swift retires to Quilca—His friendship for Sheridan
-He visits England-Has an audience of Walpole
-Becomes known at the Prince of Wales's Court
-Returns to Ireland and publishes Gulliver's Tra-
vels-He revisits England-And is recalled by
Stella's indisposition-Her death-Swift breaks
with the Court and Minister-His writings on Irish
affairs-He quarrels with Lord Allen-ls intimate
with Carteret-A letter is forged in his name to
the Queen-His Miscellaneous Prose Writings
about this period-His Poems-His residence at
Gossford with Sir Authur Acheson, and the Verses
which were written there.
SECTION VII.
Swift's conduct as a dignified Clergyman-His contro-
versies with the dissenters—And with the Bishops
of Ireland-Verses on his own Death-Faulkner's
edition of his Works-His quarrel with Bettes-
worth-Satire on Quadrille-Legion Club-Contro-
versy concerning the lowering of the Gold Coin—
History of Queen Anne's reign-Swift's private Life
at this period-He disposes of his Fortune to
found an Hospital—He sinks into incapacity-His
Death.
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CONCLUSION.
Person, Habits, and Private Character of Swift--
His conversation-His Reading-Apparent Incon-
sistencies in his Character-His Charity - His Tal-
ents for Criticism-Character of the Dean as a
Prose Author.
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