The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2
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1. THE POEMS OF JONATHAN SWIFT2. CADENUS AND VANESSA[1]3. LOVE[1]4. A REBUS. BY VANESSA5. THE DEAN'S ANSWER6. STELLA'S BIRTH-DAY MARCH 13, 1718-197. STELLA'S BIRTH-DAY.[1] 1719-208. TO STELLA, WHO COLLECTED AND TRANSCRIBED HIS POEMS9. STELLA VISITING ME IN MY SICKNESS10. STELLA TO DR. SWIFT ON HIS BIRTH-DAY, NOV. 30, 172111. TO STELLA ON HER BIRTH-DAY, 1721-212. ON THE GREAT BURIED BOTTLE BY DR. DELANY13. EPITAPH BY THE SAME14. STELLA'S BIRTH-DAY:15. STELLA AT WOOD PARK,16. A NEW YEAR'S GIFT FOR BEC [1]17. DINGLEY AND BRENT[1]18. TO STELLA WRITTEN ON THE DAY OF HER BIRTH19. VERSES BY STELLA20. A RECEIPT TO RESTORE STELLA'S YOUTH. 1724-521. STELLA'S BIRTH-DAY. 1724-522. BEC'S[1] BIRTH-DAY NOV. 8, 172623. ON THE COLLAR OF TIGER, MRS. DINGLEY'S LAP-DOG24. STELLA'S BIRTH-DAY, MARCH 13, 1726-725. DEATH AND DAPHNE26. DAPHNE27. RIDDLES BY DR. SWIFT AND HIS FRIENDS.28. PETHOX THE GREAT. 172329. ON A PEN. 172430. ON GOLD31. ON THE POSTERIORS32. ON A HORN33. ON A CORKSCREW34. THE GULF OF ALL HUMAN POSSESSIONS, 172435. LOUISA[1] TO STREPHON. 172436. A MAYPOLE. 172537. ON THE MOON38. ON A CIRCLE39. ON INK40. ON THE FIVE SENSES41. FONTINELLA[1] TO FLORINDA42. AN ECHO43. ON A SHADOW IN A GLASS;44. ON TIME45. ON THE GALLOWS46. ON THE VOWELS47. ON SNOW48. ON A CANNON49. ON A PAIR OF DICE50. ON A CANDLE, TO LADY CARTERET51. TO LADY CARTERET, BY DR. DELANY52. ANSWERED BY DR. SWIFT53. TO LADY CARTERET, BY DR. SWIFT54. ANSWERED BY DR. SHERIDAN55. A RIDDLE56. ANSWER, BY MR. F——R57. A LETTER TO DR. HELSHAM58. PROBATUR ALITER59. ON CUTTING DOWN THE THORN AT MARKET-HILL.[1] 172760. TO DEAN SWIFT, BY SIR ARTHUR ACHESON. 172861. DEAN SWIFT AT SIR ARTHUR ACHESON'S IN THE NORTH OF IRELAND62. ON A VERY OLD GLASS AT MARKET-HILL63. ANSWERED EXTEMPORE BY DR. SWIFT64. EPITAPH IN BERKELEY CHURCH-YARD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE65. MY LADY'S[1] LAMENTATION AND COMPLAINT AGAINST THE DEAN66. A PASTORAL DIALOGUE. 172867. THE GRAND QUESTION DEBATED: WHETHER HAMILTON'S BAWN[1] SHOULD BE TURNED INTO A BARRACK OR MALT-HOUSE.68. DRAPIER'S-HILL.[1] 173069. THE DEAN'S REASONS FOR NOT BUILDING AT DRAPIER'S-HILL70. THE REVOLUTION AT MARKET-HILL71. ROBIN AND HARRY.[1] 173072. A PANEGYRIC ON THE DEAN IN THE PERSON OF A LADY IN THE NORTH [l] 173073. TWELVE ARTICLES[1]74. PARODY ON THE RECORDER OF BLESSINGTON'S ADDRESS TO QUEEN ANNE75. MR. WILLIAM CROWE'S ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY, TURNED INTO METRE76. JACK FRENCHMAN'S LAMENTATION[1] AN EXCELLENT NEW SONG77. THE GARDEN PLOT78. SID HAMET'S ROD79. THE VIRTUES OF SID HAMET[1] THE MAGICIAN'S ROD. 1710[2]80. THE FAMOUS SPEECH-MAKER OF ENGLAND, OR BARON (ALIAS BARREN) LOVEL'S CHARGE AT THE ASSIZES AT EXON, APRIL 5, 171081. PARODY ON THE RECORDER'S SPEECH TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF ORMOND, 4TH JULY, 171182. THE RECORDER'S SPEECH EXPLAINED BY THE TORIES83. THE SPEECH84. BALLAD85. ATLAS; OR, THE MINISTER OF STATE[1] TO THE LORD TREASURER OXFORD, 171086. LINES WRITTEN EXTEMPORE ON MR. HARLEY'S BEING STABBED,mAND ADDRESSED TO HIS PHYSICIAN, 1710-11 [1]87. AN EXCELLENT NEW SONG BEING THE INTENDED SPEECH OF A FAMOUS ORATOR AGAINST PEACE. 171188. THE SPEECH89. THE WINDSOR PROPHECY[1]90. CORINNA,[1] A BALLAD, 1711-1291. THE FABLE OF MIDAS.[1] 1711-1292. TOLAND'S INVITATION TO DISMAL[1] TO DINE WITH THE CALVES HEAD CLUB93. PEACE AND DUNKIRK, BEING AN EXCELLENT NEW SONG UPON THE SURRENDER OF DUNKIRK TO GENERAL HILL, 171294. HORACE, EPIST. I, VII, IMITATION OF HORACE, TO LORD OXFORD, A.D. 1713[1]95. THE AUTHOR UPON HIMSELF, 171396. THE FAGOT[1]97. IMITATION OF PART OF THE SIXTH SATIRE OF THE SECOND BOOK OF HORACE.[1] 171498. HORACE, BOOK II, ODE I, PARAPHRASED, ADDRESSED TO RICHARD STEELE, ESQ. 171499. DENNIS INVITATION TO STEELE, HORACE, BOOK I, EP. V100. IN SICKNESS, WRITTEN IN OCTOBER, 1714101. THE FABLE OF THE BITCHES[1], WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1715, ON AN ATTEMPT TO REPEAL THE TEST ACT102. THE MORAL103. HORACE, BOOK III, ODE II, TO THE EARL OF OXFORD, LATE LORD TREASURER. SENT TO HIM WHEN IN THE TOWER, 1716104. ON THE CHURCH'S DANGER105. A POEM ON HIGH CHURCH106. A POEM OCCASIONED BY THE HANGINGS IN THE CASTLE OF DUBLIN, IN WHICH THE STORY OF PHAETHON IS EXPRESSED107. A TALE OF A NETTLE[1]108. A SATIRICAL ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF A LATE FAMOUS GENERAL[1]109. PARODY ON THE SPEECH OF DR. BENJAMIN PRATT,[1] PROVOST OF TRINITY COLLEGE TO THE PRINCE OF WALES110. AN EXCELLENT NEW SONG[1] ON A SEDITIOUS PAMPHLET. 1720-21111. THE RUN UPON THE BANKERS[1]112. UPON THE HORRID PLOT DISCOVERED BY HARLEQUIN, THE BISHOP OF ROCHESTER'S FRENCH DOG,[1] IN A DIALOGUE BETWEEN A WHIG AND A TORY113. A QUIBBLING ELEGY ON JUDGE BOAT, 1723114. THE EPITAPH115. VERSES OCCASIONED BY WHITSHED'S [1] MOTTO ON HIS COACH. 1724116. PROMETHEUS[1] ON WOOD THE PATENTEE'S IRISH HALFPENCE[2], 1724117. VERSES ON THE REVIVAL OF THE ORDER OF THE BATH,[1] DURING WALPOLE'S ADMINISTRATION, A. D. 1725118. EPIGRAM ON WOOD'S BRASS MONEY119. A SIMILE ON OUR WANT OF SILVER, AND THE ONLY WAY TO REMEDY IT. 1725120. WOOD AN INSECT. 1725121. ON WOOD THE IRONMONGER. 1725122. WILL WOOD'S PETITION TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND, BEING AN EXCELLENT NEW SONG,123. A NEW SONG ON WOOD'S HALFPENCE124. A SERIOUS POEM UPON WILLIAM WOOD, BRAZIER, TINKER, HARD-WAREMAN, COINER, FOUNDER, AND ESQUIRE125. AN EXCELLENT NEW SONG, UPON THE DECLARATIONS OF THE SEVERAL CORPORATIONS OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AGAINST WOOD'S HALFPENCE126. VERSES ON THE UPRIGHT JUDGE, WHO CONDEMNED THE DRAPIER'S PRINTER127. ON THE SAME128. ON THE SAME129. EPIGRAM IN ANSWER TO THE DEAN'S VERSES ON HIS OWN DEAFNESS [1]130. HORACE, BOOK I, ODE XIV PARAPHRASED AND INSCRIBED TO IRELAND 1726131. VERSES ON THE SUDDEN DRYING UP OF ST. PATRICK'S WELL NEAR TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN. 1726132. ON READING DR. YOUNG'S SATIRE, CALLED THE UNIVERSAL PASSION, 1726133. THE DOG AND THIEF. 1726134. A DIALOGUE[1] BETWEEN MAD MULLINIX AND TIMOTHY, 1728135. TIM AND THE FABLES136. TOM AND DICK[1]137. DICK, A MAGGOT138. CLAD ALL IN BROWN, TO DICK[1]139. DICK'S VARIETY140. TRAULUS. PART I, A DIALOGUE BETWEEN TOM AND ROBIN[1], 1730141. TRAULUS. PART II142. A FABLE OF THE LION AND OTHER BEASTS143. ON THE IRISH BISHOPS.[1] 1731144. HORACE, BOOK IV, ODE IX., ADDRESSED TO HUMPHRY FRENCH, ESQ.[1] LATE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN145. ON MR. PULTENEY'S[1] BEING PUT OUT OF THE COUNCIL. 1731146. ON THE WORDS BROTHER PROTESTANTS AND FELLOW CHRISTIANS, SO FAMILIARLY USED BY THE ADVOCATES FOR THE REPEAL OF THE TEST-ACT IN IRELAND, 1733147. BETTESWORTH'S EXULTATION UPON HEARING THAT HIS NAME WOULD BE TRANSMITTED TO POSTERITY IN DR. SWIFT'S WORKS. BY WILLIAM DUNKIN148. AN EPIGRAM149. AN EPIGRAM INSCRIBED TO THE HONOURABLE SERGEANT KITE150. THE YAHOO'S OVERTHROW, OR, THE KEVAN BAYL'S NEW BALLAD, UPON SERGEANT KITE'S INSULTING THE DEAN [1]151. ON THE ARCHBISHOP OF CASHEL,[1] AND BETTESWORTH152. ON THE IRISH CLUB. 1733[1]153. ON NOISY TOM. HORACE, PART OF BOOK I, SAT. VI, PARAPHRASED, 1733154. ON DR. RUNDLE, BISHOP OF DERRY, 1734-5155. EPIGRAM156. A CHARACTER, PANEGYRIC, AND DESCRIPTION OF THE LEGION CLUB, 1736157. PRIVILEGE OF PARLIAMENT,158. ON A PRINTER'S[1] BEING SENT TO NEWGATE159. A VINDICATION OF THE LIBEL; OR, A NEW BALLAD, WRITTEN BY A SHOE-BOY, ON AN ATTORNEY WHO WAS FORMERLY A SHOE-BOY160. A FRIENDLY APOLOGY FOR A CERTAIN JUSTICE OF PEACE BY WAY OF DEFENCE OF HARTLEY HUTCHESON, ESQ. BY JAMES BLACK-WELL, OPERATOR FOR THE FEET161. AY AND NO, A TALE FROM DUBLIN.[1] WRITTEN IN 1737162. A BALLAD163. A WICKED TREASONABLE LIBEL[1]164. EPIGRAMS AGAINST CARTHY BY SWIFT AND OTHERS165. ON CARTHY'S TRANSLATION OF HORACE166. ON CARTHY MINOTAURUS167. ON THE SAME168. ON THE SAME169. IMITATED170. AD HORATIUM CUM CARTHIO CONSTRICTUM171. IMITATED172. AN IRISH EPIGRAM ON THE SAME173. ON CARTHY'S TRANSLATION OF LONGINUS174. RATIO INTER LONGINUM ET CARTHIUM COMPUTATA175. ON THE SAME176. CARTHY KNOCKED OUT SOME TEETH FROM HIS NEWS-BOY177. TO CARTHY178. ON CARTHY'S PUBLISHING SEVERAL LAMPOONS, UNDER THE NAMES OF INFAMOUS POETASTERS179. TO CARTHY180. TO CARTHY, ATTRIBUTING SOME PERFORMANCES TO MR. DUNKIN181. UPON CARTHY'S THREATENING TO TRANSLATE PINDAR182. POETICAL EPISTLE TO DR. SHERIDAN183. LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW[1] IN THE EPISCOPAL PALACE AT KILMORE184. THE UPSTART185. ON THE ARMS OF THE TOWN OF WATERFORD[1]186. VERSES ON BLENHEIM[1]187. AN EXCELLENT NEW SONG[1] UPON THE LATE GRAND JURY188. AN EXCELLENT NEW SONG UPON HIS GRACE OUR GOOD LORD ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN189. TO HIS GRACE THE ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN190. TO THE CITIZENS[1]191. PUNCH'S PETITION TO THE LADIES192. EPIGRAM193. EPIGRAM ON JOSIAH HORT[1]194. EPIGRAM[1]195. MUSA CLONSHOGHIANA196. A LEFT-HANDED LETTER[1] TO DR. SHERIDAN, 1718197. TO THE DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S IN ANSWER TO HIS LEFT-HANDED LETTER198. TO MR. THOMAS SHERIDAN199. AD AMICUM ERUDITUM THOMAM SHERIDAN200. TO THE DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S201. TO THE DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S202. AN ANSWER, BY DELANY, TO THOMAS SHERIDAN203. A REPLY, BY SHERIDAN, TO DELANY204. ANOTHER REPLY, BY SHERIDAN205. TO THOMAS SHERIDAN206. SWIFT TO SHERIDAN, IN REPLY207. AN ANSWER BY SHERIDAN208. TO DR. SHERIDAN. 1718209. THE ANSWER, BY DR. SHERIDAN210. DR. SHERIDAN TO DR. SWIFT, 1718211. THE DEAN'S ANSWER212. DR. SHERIDAN'S REPLY TO THE DEAN213. TO THE SAME. BY DR. SHERIDAN214. THE DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S, TO THOMAS SHERIDAN215. TO THE DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S216. THE DEAN TO THOMAS SHERIDAN217. TO DR. SHERIDAN[1]218. DR. SHERIDAN'S ANSWER219. DR. SWIFT'S REPLY220. A COPY OF A COPY OF VERSES FROM THOMAS SHERIDAN, CLERK, TO GEORGE-NIM-DAN-DEAN, ESQ.[1]221. GEORGE-NIM-DAN-DEAN'S ANSWER222. GEORGE-NIM-DAN-DEAN'S INVITATION TO THOMAS SHERIDAN223. TO GEORGE-NIM-DAN-DEAN, ESQ. UPON HIS INCOMPARABLE VERSES. BY DR. DELANY IN SHERIDAN'S NAME[1]224. TO MR. THOMAS SHERIDAN UPON HIS VERSES WRITTEN IN CIRCLES BY DR. SWIFT225. ON DR. SHERIDAN'S CIRCULAR VERSES BY MR. GEORGE ROCHFORT226. ON DAN JACKSON'S PICTURE, CUT IN SILK AND PAPER[1]227. ON THE SAME PICTURE228. ON THE SAME229. ON THE SAME PICTURE230. ON THE SAME PICTURE231. DAN JACKSON'S DEFENCE232. MR. ROCHFORT'S REPLY233. DR. DELANY'S REPLY234. SHERIDAN'S REPLY235. A REJOINDER BY THE DEAN IN JACKSON'S NAME236. ANOTHER REJOINDER BY THE DEAN, IN JACKSON'S NAME237. SHERIDAN'S SUBMISSION BY THE DEAN238. THE PARDON239. THE LAST SPEECH AND DYING WORDS OF DANIEL JACKSON240. TO THE REV. DANIEL JACKSON TO BE HUMBLY PRESENTED BY MR. SHERIDAN IN PERSON, WITH RESPECT, CARE, AND SPEED. TO BE DELIVERED BY AND WITH MR. SHERIDAN241. SHERIDAN TO SWIFT242. SHERIDAN TO SWIFT243. SWIFT TO SHERIDAN244. MARY THE COOK-MAID'S LETTER TO DR. SHERIDAN. 1723245. A PORTRAIT FROM THE LIFE246. ON STEALING A CROWN, WHEN THE DEAN WAS ASLEEP247. THE DEAN'S ANSWER248. A PROLOGUE TO A PLAY PERFORMED AT MR. SHERIDAN'S SCHOOL. SPOKEN BY ONE OF THE SCHOLARS249. THE EPILOGUE250. THE SONG251. A NEW YEAR'S GIFT FOR THE DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S GIVEN HIM AT QUILCA. BY SHERIDAN, 1723252. TO QUILCA, A COUNTRY-HOUSE OF DR. SHERIDAN, IN NO VERY GOOD REPAIR. 1725253. THE BLESSINGS OF A COUNTRY LIFE, 1725254. THE PLAGUES OF A COUNTRY LIFE255. A FAITHFUL INVENTORY OF THE FURNITURE BELONGING TO —— ROOM IN T. C. D. IN IMITATION OF DR. SWIFT'S MANNER. WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1725256. PALINODIA[1], HORACE, BOOK I, ODE XVI257. A LETTER TO THE DEAN WHEN IN ENGLAND. 1726. BY DR. SHERIDAN258. AN INVITATION TO DINNER FROM DOCTOR SHERIDAN TO DOCTOR SWIFT, 1727259. ON THE FIVE LADIES AT SOT'S HOLE[1] WITH THE DOCTOR[2] AT THEIR HEAD260. THE FIVE LADIES' ANSWER TO THE BEAU, WITH THE WIG AND WINGS AT HIS HEAD BY DR. SHERIDAN261. THE BEAU'S REPLY TO THE FIVE LADIES' ANSWER262. DR. SHERIDAN'S BALLAD ON BALLY-SPELLIN.[1] 1728263. ANSWER.[1] BY DR. SWIFT264. AN EPISTLE TO TWO FRIENDS[1] TO DR. HELSHAM [2]265. TO DR. SHERIDAN266. DR. HELSHAM'S ANSWER267. A TRUE AND FAITHFUL INVENTORY OF THE GOODS BELONGING TO DR. SWIFT, VICAR OF LARACOR. UPON LENDING HIS HOUSE TO THE BISHOP OF MEATH, UNTIL HIS OWN WAS BUILT[1]268. A NEW SIMILE FOR THE LADIES WITH USEFUL ANNOTATIONS, BY DR. SHERIDAN[1] 1733269. AN ANSWER TO A SCANDALOUS POEM270. PEG RADCLIFFE THE HOSTESS'S INVITATION271. VERSES BY SHERIDAN272. VERSES ADDRESSED TO SWIFT AND TO HIS MEMORY TO DR. SWIFT ON HIS BIRTH-DAY[1]273. ON DR. SWIFT, 1733274. TO THE REV. DR. SWIFT, DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S A BIRTH-DAY POEM. NOV. 30, 1736275. EPIGRAMS OCCASIONED BY DR. SWIFT'S INTENDED HOSPITAL FOR IDIOTS AND LUNATICS276. ON THE DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S BIRTH-DAY BEING NOV. 30, ST. ANDREW'S DAY277. AN EPISTLE TO ROBERT NUGENT, ESQ.[1]278. ON THE DRAPIER. BY DR. DUNKIN.[1]279. EPITAPH PROPOSED FOR DR. SWIFT. 1745280. EPIGRAM ON TWO GREAT MEN. 1754281. TO THE MEMORY OF DOCTOR SWIFT282. A SCHOOLBOY'S THEME283. VERSES ON THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS, BY MR. JAMES STERLING, OF THE COUNTY OF MEATH284. ON DR. SWIFT'S LEAVING HIS ESTATE TO IDIOTS285. ON SEVERAL PETTY PIECES LATELY PUBLISHED AGAINST DEAN SWIFT, NOW DEAF AND INFIRM286. ON FAULKNER'S EDITION OF SWIFT287. EPIGRAM, ON LORD ORRERY'S REMARKS ON SWIFT'S LIFE AND WRITINGS288. TO DOCTOR DELANY ON HIS BOOK ENTITLED "OBSERVATIONS ON LORD ORRERY'S REMARKS"289. EPIGRAM290. AN INSCRIPTION291. AN EPIGRAM OCCASIONED BY THE ABOVE INSCRIPTION292. INDEX