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Total number of records: 34

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Indexes12

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Brotherton Collection27
English Literature14
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse12

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voyages, imaginary2
french literature2
conduct of life1
almanacs, english1

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London (England)1
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Swift, Jonathan34
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)22
Desfontaines, Pierre-Francois Guyot (1685-1745)4
Dean Swift3
Lockman, John2
Atterbury, Francis2
Mace, Rene (1752)2
Mace, Rene2
Thomas, Elizabeth (1677-1731)2
Atterbury, Francis (1662-1732)2

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Le nouveau Gulliver, ou voyage de Jean Gulliver, fils du capitaine Gulliver : Traduit d'un manuscrit anglois

Desfontaines, Pierre-François Guyot (1685-1745); Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)

1730

An imitation of Gulliver's travels by the abbé Desfontaines.

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Title: A poem of Dean Swift's copied from a lady's transcript

Author: Swift, Jonathan

Attribution: Dean Swift

Date(s): 1730 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 12

Contents: Witty self-deprecatory apology to Lady Carteret, wife of the Lord Lieutenant

of Ireland, for failing to fulfil a dinner engagement, telling how she in turn

found his lifesyle difficult to bear on visiting him

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Title: The place of the damned

Author: Swift, Jonathan

Attribution: Dr S---t

Date(s): 1731 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 13

Contents: Witty satire defining hell as wherever the damned are found, these

potentially comprising all types of men, from poets and critics to

priests and prelates.

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Oeuvres diverses de Mr. Richard Steele : sur les affaires de la Grande Bretagne. Traduit de l'anglois

Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729); Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)

1715

Each section, except the "Recueil..." has its own title-page, pagination and signatures. There is a general title-page and list of contents at the front of the volume.

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Les trois justaucorps, conte bleu, tiré de l'anglois du Révérend Mr. Jonathan Swif [sic]... : Avec Les trois anneaux, nouvelle tirée de Bocace

Macé, René (1752); Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745); Macé, René (1752)

1721

"Les trois justaucorps", by René Macé, is an adaptation of Jonathan Swift's "Tale of a tub" Cf. BMC, BN Cat. Publication in Dublin is doubtful. Possibly published in the Hague by T. Johnson. Cf. T...

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Title: Verses writ on window at Lord Cartarets

Author: Swift, Jonathan

Attribution: Dean Swift

Date(s): 1725

Manuscript: Lt q 20

Contents: Witty verses on being made to wait for admission to Dublin Castle, when Lord

Carteret was Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Followed by an answer.

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Recueil de pieces curieuses sur les matieres les plus interessantes

Radicati, Alberto conte di Passerano (1698-1737); Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)

1736

"Projet facile, equitable et modeste..." (p. [369]-384) is a translation into French of Jonathan Swift's Modest proposal. Includes bibliographical references.

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Title: The city showr

Author: Swift, Jonathan

Attribution: Swift ap. Tatler 238, vol.4, p.215, vid Pref. vol.4, p.1 ap

Date(s): 1710 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 61

Contents: Detailed description of the progress and effects of a heavy

shower of rain in the city of London. Lightly satirical.

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Title: Morning

Author: Swift, Jonathan

Attribution: Swift, April 1709 ap. Miscell.

Date(s): 1709 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 61

Contents: Lightly satirical description of morning activities in the city

of London

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Title: A song

Author: Swift, Jonathan

Attribution: Dean Swift

Date(s): 1733

Manuscript: Lt 72

Contents: Parody of a conventional love song, invoking numerous classical Greek gods

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Title: The place of the damn'd

Author: Swift, Jonathan

Attribution: Dr Swift

Date(s): 1731 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 72

Contents: Witty satire defining hell as wherever the damned are found, these potentially comprising all types of men, from poets and critics to priests and prelates

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Title: Lady Acheson weary of Dean Sw--t

Author: Swift, Jonathan

Date(s): 1728 ?

Manuscript: Lt 9

Contents: Lighthearted satire by Swift against himself, put into the mouth of Lady

Acheson, making out she is tired of his visit to her house, Market Hill

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