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Born in November 30, 1667 / Died in October 19, 1745 / Ireland / English

Poems by Jonathan Swift

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Advice to the Grub Street Verse-writers

... When Pope has fill'd the margins round, ...

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Mrs Frances Haris's Petition

... was cold; And I had in a purse seven pounds, four shillings, and sixpence, (besides ...

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On Himself

...   Yet, where he’s not so rich as I,&emsp ...

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A Letter To Dr. Helsham

... [14] The dullest beast, and what's cover'd with crust, ...

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The Revolution At Market-Hill

...   For Hannah, when we have no need of her, ...

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To Stella Visiting Me in My Sickness

...   Those numerous virtues which the tribe ...

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On The Gallows

... That stands 'twixt Heaven, and Earth, and Hell, ...

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A New Year’s Gift For Bec

...   First, this large parcel brings you tidings ...

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On The World

... Jove, arm’d with terrors, bursts the skies,&emsp ...

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An Echo

... Nought but one thing can confound me, ...

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The Fagot

...   This tale may be applied in few words, ...

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To Stella, Written On The Day Of Her Birth. March 13, 1723-4, But Not On The Subject, When I Was Sic

... In your own heart you'll reap the fruit, ...

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On The Five Senses

... All of us in one you'll find, Brethren of a wondrous kind ...

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Stella’s Birth-Day: A Great Bottle Of Wine, Long Buried, Being That Day Dug Up. 1722-3

...   Though you should live like old Methusalem, ...

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Jack Frenchman’s Lamentation

... At the sound of great Marlborough's drums, ...