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... Swift was , according to an account said to be written by himself , the son of Jonathan Swift , an attorney , and was born at Dublin on St. Andrew's Day , 1667 : according to his own report , as delivered by Pope to Spence , he was born ...
... Swift was , according to an account said to be written by himself , the son of Jonathan Swift , an attorney , and was born at Dublin on St. Andrew's Day , 1667 : according to his own report , as delivered by Pope to Spence , he was born ...
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... Swift's relations , and whose father , Sir John Temple , Master of the Rolls in Ireland , had lived in great familiarity of friendship with Godwin Swift , by whom Jonathan had been to that time maintained . Temple received with ...
... Swift's relations , and whose father , Sir John Temple , Master of the Rolls in Ireland , had lived in great familiarity of friendship with Godwin Swift , by whom Jonathan had been to that time maintained . Temple received with ...
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... Swift so necessary , that he invited him back , with a promise to procure him English preferment in exchange for the prebend , which he desired him to resign . With this request Swift complied , having perhaps equally repented their ...
... Swift so necessary , that he invited him back , with a promise to procure him English preferment in exchange for the prebend , which he desired him to resign . With this request Swift complied , having perhaps equally repented their ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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