albati

Updated: May 22, 2025

Steele in the "Tatler," No. 20, refers to her when in her state of insanity. Her mind, evidently, could not stand the strain of her great popularity, and she became mad in 1709. They gave rise to the factions called Albati, Russati, Prasini, and Veniti. Craik follows Scott.

Jonathan Swift - The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 03 : Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 1