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Letters, Written by the Late Jonathan Swift, D. D. (Volume 5); Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, and Several of His Friends From the Year 1703 to 1740 - Brossura
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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. 1768. Excerpt: ... I'm fitting in my bed; but will rife to feal this. Morrow, dear rogues. Farewel again, deareft MD, &c. BETTER XXXV. / London, Nov. 17, 1711..1 PUT my la/1 this evening in the poftoffice. 1 dined with Dr. Cockburn. This being queen Elizabeth's birth.-day, we bave the D--and all to do among us. I juft heard. of the ftir as my letter was fealed this Corning; and was Co croft I would not open it to tell you. I have been vinting lady Qglethorp and lady Worjley., the latter is lately come to town for the Winter, and with child, and what care you.? This is queen Elizabeth's birth day, ufually kept in this town by 'prentices, &c. but the Whigs defigned a mighty proceffion by midnight, a.id had laid out a thoufand pounds to drds up the Pope, Devil, Cardinals, Sacheverell, &c. and carry them with torches about, and burn them. They did it by contribution. Garth gave five guineas, Dr. Garth I mean, if ever you heard of him. But they were feized laft night, by order from the fecretary: you will have an account of it, for they they bawl it about the ftreets already. had fome very foolifh and mifchievous defigns; and it was thought they would have put the rabble upon aflaulting my lord treafurer's houfe, and the fecretary's and other violences. The Militia was raifed to prevent it, and now, I fuppofe, all will be quiet. The figures are now at the fecretary's office at White-hall. I defign to fee them if I can. 18. I was this morning with Mr. fecretary, who juft came from Hampton-Court. He was telling me more particulars about this bufinefs of burning the Pope. It coft a great deal of money, and had it gone on, would have coft three times as much: but the town is full of it, and half a dozen GrubJlreet papers already. The fecretary and I dined at brigadier Bn.tfon's, but...
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