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So far as I can learn, Monck Mason seems to have been the first historian to discover it; nor do I find the fact mentioned by any of Swift's later biographers. Wood's coin.
It should satisfy any unprejudiced reader of the printed History as we now have it, and to that extent emphasize the authenticity. An interesting sidelight on Swift's History is thrown by Chesterfield in a letter he wrote to Dr. Chenevix, Bishop of Waterford, on May 23rd, 1758.
The construction of the language is not always strictly grammatical; with those rhymes which prescription had conjoined he contented himself, without regard to Swift's remonstrances, though there was no striking consonance, nor was he very careful to vary his terminations or to refuse admission, at a small distance, to the same rhymes.
Swift wrote to Pope on May 31, 1737: 'Pray who is that Mr. Glover, who writ the epick poem called Leonidas, which is reprinting here, and has great vogue? Swift's Works , xx. 121. Man. p. 902. Walpole coming in just afterwards, I told him how highly I had been pleased. He begged me to entreat for a repetition of it.
I want you to fix it so I can sleep in peace, Tom." He slowed to a stop in front of the Swift's door. Tom stared at his eccentric friend questioningly. "Bless my gaiters!" ejaculated Mr. Damon, "don't you see what I want? And your head already full of this electrified locomotive you are going to build?" "Hush!" murmured Tom, with his hand upon his companion's arm. "But what do you want me to do?"
A comparison of those portions of Swift's History which contain the facts with the Bolingbroke Correspondence, in which the same facts are embodied, will amply prove that Swift obtained them from this source, and as Swift was the one man of the time to whom such a favour was given, the argument in favour of Swift's authorship obtains an added emphasis.
Sir Leslie offers the further plea that, after all, Stella's life was what she chose to make it. She enjoyed Swift's friendship, which she preferred to the love of any other man. Another view is that of Dr. Richard Garnett, who has discussed the question with some subtlety. "Swift," says Dr. Garnett, "was by nature devoid of passion. He was fully capable of friendship, but not of love.
This easy and safe conveyance of meaning it was Swift's desire to attain, and for having attained he deserves praise. For purposes merely didactic, when something is to be told that was not known before, it is the best mode; but against that inattention by which known truths are suffered to lie neglected, it makes no provision; it instructs, but does not persuade.
Patrick's before he produced those famous letters which have left their mark so indelibly upon the course of Irish politics. Swift's part in this Stygian pool of the eighteenth century is rather a difficult one to explain. He was not in any sense an Irish champion, indeed, objected to being called an Irishman at all, and regarded his life in Ireland as one of all but unendurable banishment.
A keen remembrance begins not much before the age of eight, nor can I recall a time when I did not love him. And this young man took pity on her. I remember very well Dr Swift's face in youth.
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