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B.
THE
MISCELLANEOUS
604-52
PROSE WORKS
OF
SIR WALTER SCOTT, Bart.
IN SIX VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LIFE OF SWIFT.
BOSTON:
WELLS AND LILLY-COURT-STREET.
1829,
LIFE
JONATHAN SWIFT.
BY WALTER SCOTT.
BOSTON :
1829.
CONTENTS
VOLUME SECOND.
SECT. I. SWIFT'S Parentage and Birth-His Life at
College-His first residence with Sir William
Temple-Visits Oxford-He takes Orders, and
obtains the Living of Kilroot-Resigns that Liv-
ing in favour of a Friend, and returns to Eng-
land--His second residence with Sir William
Temple The Battle of the Books, and Tale of
a Tub--Verses on the burning of Whitehall--
Swift's Correspondence with Miss Waryng-He
becomes acquainted with Stella-Sir William
Temple dies, and bequeaths his Works to Swift
-Swift's Views of Promotion at the Court are
disappointed,
SECT. II. Swift goes to Ireland with Lord Berkeley-
His differences with that Nobleman-Obtains the
Living of Laracor-He is displeased with his
Sister's Marriage--His mode of Life at Laracor
-Mrs. Dingley and Stella come to Ireland-
Tisdal makes proposals of Marriage to Stella--
Swift embarks in Politics-His Opinion of the
Affairs of Church and State-Tale of a Tub,
SECT. III. Swift's Journey to England, in 1710-
His Quarrel with the Whigs, and Union with
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