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

Poems by Jonathan Swift

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To Quilca, a Country House not in Good Repair

... Stools, Tables, Chairs, and Bed-steds broke: ...

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Stella's Birthday March 13, 1727

...  Believe me, Stella, when you show ...

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Louisa To Strephon

... Who scourged to death that scourge of Rome, ...

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The Lady’s Dressing Room

... s bowels, When he beheld and smelled the towels, ...

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On A Horn

... I'll show the world strange things and true ...

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On Gold

... Stabb'd to the heart, condemn'd to flame, ...

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The Fable Of Midas

... Much good may't do 'em that have caught 'em! ...

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The Grand Question Debated: Whether Hamilton’s Bawn Should Be Turned Into A Barrack Or Malt-House

... For the right holds the sword, and the left holds the bridle ...

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Stella’s Birth-Day. 1724-5

...   No length of time can make you quit ...

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The Dean’s Answer

... And, should he write pamphlets, no great man would read 'em ...

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Peace And Dunkirk

... The Dutch from hence shall no more millions drain: ...

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On A Corkscrew

... Yet the plain 'squire, when dinner's done, ...

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Mr. William Crowe’s Address To Her Majesty, Turned Into Metre

... Who have ravish'd, and murder'd, and play'd such damn'd pranks, ...

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The Windsor Prophecy

... But spight of the Harpy that crawls on all four, ...

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A Receipt To Restore Stella’s Youth. 1724-5

...   Why, Stella, should you knit your brow, ...