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Jonathan Swift

30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745


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Poem TitleFirst LinesPeriod# Lines# Reads
1: A Ballad Patrick astore, what news upon the town? 20335
2: A Ballad On The Game Of Traffic My Lord, to find out who must deal, 1699 28181
3: A Ballad To The Tune Of The Cut-Purse Once on a time, as old stories rehearse, 1702 33203
4: A Beautiful Young Nymph Going To Bed. Corinna, pride of Drury-Lane, 1731 74270
5: A Character, Panegyric, And Description Of The Legion Club As I stroll the city, oft I 1736 244195
6: A Conclusion, Drawn From The Epigrams, Epigram On The Busts, And Sent To The Drapier Since Anna, whose bounty thy merits had fed, 6213
7: A Conference, Between Sir Harry Pierce's Chariot, And Mrs. D. Stopford's Chair [1] My pretty dear Cuz, tho' I've roved the town o'er, 56169
8: A Description Of A City Shower Careful observers may foretell the hour, 1710 63187
9: A Description Of The Morning Now hardly here and there an hackney-coach 1709 18171
10: A Dialogue Between An Eminent Lawyer[1] And Dr. Jonathan Swift, D.S.P.D. In Allusion To Horace, Book II, Satire I Since there are persons who complain 56196
11: A Dialogue[1] Between Mad Mullinix And Timothy I own, 'tis not my bread and butter, 1728 276153
12: A Fable Of The Lion And Other Beasts One time a mighty plague did pester 74221
13: A Friendly Apology For A Certain Justice Of Peace By Way Of Defence Of Hartley Hutcheson, Esq. By James Black-Well, Operator For The Feet But he by bawling news about, 52160
14: A Grub-Street Elegy Well; 'tis as Bickerstaff has guest, 1708 94186
15: A Left-Handed Letter[1] Delany reports it, and he has a shrewd tongue, 38171
16: A Letter To Dr. Helsham Pray discruciate what follows. 46154
17: A Libel, On The Reverend Dr. Delany, And His Excellency John, Lord Carteret Deluded mortals, whom the great 1729 198198
18: A Love Poem From A Physician To His Mistress By poets we are well assured 34182
19: A Love Song In The Modern Taste. 1733 Fluttering spread thy purple pinions, 1733 32156
20: A Maypole. Deprived of root, and branch and rind, 1725 24185
21: A Motto For Mr. Jason Hasard Jason, the valiant prince of Greece, 8194
22: A New Song On Wood's Halfpence Ye people of Ireland, both country and city, 84172
23: A New Year's Gift For Bec [1] Returning Janus[2] now prepares, 26184
24: A Panegyric On The Dean Resolved my gratitude to show, 1730 346172
25: A Pastoral Dialogue In spight of Pope, in spight of Gay, 1727 104204
26: A Pastoral Dialogue. A Nymph and swain, Sheelah and Dermot hight; 1728 52275
27: A Poem On High Church High Church is undone, 18160
28: A Poem; Occasioned By The Hangings In The Castle Of Dublin, In Which The Story Of Phaethon Is Expressed Not asking or expecting aught, 52203
29: A Prologue, Billet To A Company Of Players Sent With The Prologue Our set of strollers, wandering up and down, 58164
30: A Quibbling Elegy On Judge Boat To mournful ditties, Clio, change thy note, 1723 44179
31: A Quiet Life And A Good Name NELL scolded in so loud a din, 58151
32: A Rebus. By Vanessa Cut the name of the man [1] who his mistress denied, 11178
33: A Receipt To Restore Stella's Youth. 1724-5 The Scottish hinds, too poor to house 56155
34: A Reply, By Sheridan, To Delany I like your collyrium, 24293
35: A Riddle I'm wealthy and poor, 16202
36: A Satirical Elegy; On The Death Of A Late Famous General[1] His Grace! impossible! what, dead! 32167
37: A Satirical Elegy; On The Death Of A Late Famous General[1] His Grace! impossible! what, dead! 32154
38: A Serious Poem; Upon William Wood, Brazier, Tinker, Hard-Wareman, Coiner, Founder, And Esquire When foes are o'ercome, we preserve them from slaughter, 122156
39: A Simile; On Our Want Of Silver, And The Only Way To Remedy It. As when of old some sorceress threw 1725 32180
40: A Tale Of A Nettle[1] A man with expense and infinite toil, 54133
41: A Town Eclogue. 1710 Now the keen rigour of the winter's o'er, 1710 67174
42: A Vindication Of The Libel; Or, A New Ballad, Written By A Shoe-Boy, On An Attorney Who Was Formerly A Shoe-Boy With singing of ballads, and crying of news, 38161
43: A Wicked Treasonable Libel[1] While the king and his ministers keep such a pother, 17179
44: A Young Lady's Complaint For The Stay Of The Dean In England Blow, ye zephyrs, gentle gales; 42165
45: Advice To The Grub-Street Verse-Writers Ye poets ragged and forlorn, 1726 20159
46: An Answer To A Friend's Question The furniture that best doth please 16145
47: An Answer, By Delany, To Thomas Sheridan Dear Sherry, I'm sorry for your bloodsheded sore eye, 22169
48: An Apology To Lady Carteret (Verses Written During Lord Carteret's Administration Of Ireland) A lady, wise as well as fair, 166180
49: An Echo Never sleeping, still awake, 30184
50: An Elegy[1] On The Death Of Demar, The Usurer; Who Died On The 6Th Of July, 1720 Know all men by these presents, Death, the tamer, 40141
51: An Epigram The scriptures affirm (as I heard in my youth, 10144
52: An Epigram Inscribed To The Honourable Sergeant Kite In your indignation what mercy appears, 10139
53: An Epistle To His Excellency John, Lord Carteret By Dr. Delany. Thou wise and learned ruler of our isle, 1729 94144
54: An Epistle To Mr. Gay[1] How could you, Gay, disgrace the Muse's train, 1731 162169
55: An Epistle Upon An Epistle As Jove will not attend on less, 126148
56: An Excellent New Ballad Or, The True English Dean[1] To Be Hanged For A Rape. 1730 Our brethren of England, who love us so dear, 72139
57: An Excellent New Song, Upon The Declarations Of The Several Corporations Of The City Of Dublin O Dublin is a fine town 85249
58: An Excellent New Song; Being The Intended Speech Of A Famous Orator Against Peace. An orator dismal of Nottinghamshire, 1711 56179
59: An Excellent New Song; Upon His Grace Our Good Lord Archbishop Of Dublin I sing not of the Drapier's praise, nor yet of William Wood, 48156
60: An Excellent New Song[1] Upon The Late Grand Jury Poor Monsieur his conscience preserved for a year, 40142
61: An Excellent New Song[1]; On A Seditious Pamphlet. Brocades, and damasks, and tabbies, and gauzes, 36158
62: An Invitation, By Dr. Delany, In The Name Of Dr. Swift Mighty Thomas, a solemn senatus[1] I call, 12170
63: Another (Epigram On The Busts) Louis the living learned fed, 4180
64: Another (Epigrams On Windows) By Satan taught, all conjurors know 6148
65: Another (Epigrams On Windows) That love is the devil, I'll prove when required; 4148
66: Another Reply, By Sheridan My pedagogue dear, I read with surprise 16142
67: Another Written Upon A Window Where There Was No Writing Before (Epigrams On Windows) Thanks to my stars, I once can see 6162
68: Another, At Chester (Epigrams On Windows) The church and clergy here, no doubt, 4205
69: Another, At Chester (Epigrams On Windows) My landlord is civil, 12159
70: Another, At Chester (Epigrams On Windows) The walls of this town 6127
71: Another, At Holyhead [1] (Epigrams On Windows) O Neptune! Neptune! must I still 10263
72: Answer To Dr. Delany's Fable Of The Pheasant And Lark. In ancient times, the wise were able 1730 107144
73: Answer To Dr. Sheridan's Prologue, And To Dr. Swift's Epilogue. In Behalf Of The Distressed Weavers. By Dr. Delany. The Muses, whom the richest silks array, 51155
74: Answer To Lines From May Fair[1] In pity to the empty'ng Town, 20164
75: Answered By Dr. Sheridan (To Lady Carteret) Your house of hair, and lady's hand, 10135
76: Answered By Dr. Swift (To Lady Carteret) With half an eye your riddle I spy, 16161
77: Answered Extempore By Dr. Swift We both are mortal; but thou, frailer creature, 2190
78: Apollo Outwitted Phoebus, now short'ning every shade, 64149
79: Apollo To The Dean.[1] 1720 Right Trusty, and so forth - we let you know 1720 108163
80: Apollo's Edict Occasioned By "News From Parnassus" Ireland is now our royal care, 75165
81: Apollo; Or, A Problem Solved Apollo, god of light and wit, 1731 32151
82: At An Inn In England (Epigrams On Windows) The glass, by lovers' nonsense blurr'd, 4163
83: Atlas; Or, The Minister Of State[1] Atlas, we read in ancient song, 1710 22149
84: Ay And No; A Tale From Dublin.[1] At Dublin's high feast sat Primate and Dean, 1737 18138
85: Ballad A wonderful age 78171
86: Baucis And Philemon[1] 230134
87: Baucis And Philemon[1] In ancient times, as story tells, 188150
88: Bec's[1] Birth-Day; Nov. 8, 1726 This day, dear Bec, is thy nativity; 60161
89: Bettesworth's Exultation Well! now, since the heat of my passion's abated, 30172
90: Bouts Rimez[1] Our schoolmaster may roar i' th' fit, 36191
91: Cadenus And Vanessa[1] The shepherds and the nymphs were seen 1713 889169
92: Carberiae Rupes Ecce ingens fragmen scopuli, quod vertice summo 32631
93: Carbery Rocks Lo! from the top of yonder cliff, that shrouds 45184
94: Carthy Knocked Out Some Teeth From His News-Boy (Epigram Against Carthy) I must confess that I was somewhat warm, 4147
95: Cassinus And Peter; A Tragical Elegy Two college sophs of Cambridge growth, 1731 118156
96: Catullus De Lesbia[1] Lesbia for ever on me rails, 8196
97: Clad All In Brown Foulest brute that stinks below, 30144
98: Clever Tom Clinch Going To Be Hanged. As clever Tom Clinch, while the rabble was bawling, 1727 24158
99: Copy Of The Birth-Day Verses Come, be content, since out it must, 114156
100: Corinna,[1] A Ballad This day (the year I dare not tell) 32148
101: Daphne Daphne knows, with equal ease, 52202
102: Dean Smedley's Petition To The Duke Of Grafton[1] It was, my lord, the dexterous shift 101172
103: Dean Swift At Sir Arthur Acheson's In The North Of Ireland The Dean would visit Market-Hill, 44156
104: Death And Daphne Death went upon a solemn day 100167
105: Dennis’ Invitation To Steele; Horace, Book I, Ep. V If thou canst lay aside a spendthrift's air, 1714 164149
106: Desire And Possession 1727 Tis strange what different thoughts inspire 1727 58162
107: Dick's Variety Dull uniformity in fools 38135
108: Dick, A Maggot As when, from rooting in a bin, 14206
109: Dingley And Brent[1], A Song Dingley and Brent, 18171
110: Directions For Making A Birth-Day Song. To form a just and finish'd piece, 1729 282151
111: Dr. Delany's Villa[1] WOULD you that Delville I describe? 48158
112: Dr. Sheridan To Dr. Swift Dear Dean, since in cruxes and puns you and I deal, 37173
113: Dr. Sheridan Wrote Underneath The Following Lines Thus spoke great Bedel[1] from his tomb: 10149
114: Dr. Sheridan's Reply To The Dean Don't think these few lines which I send, a reproach, 30154
115: Dr. Swift To Himself On St. Cecilia's Day Grave Dean of St. Patrick's, how comes it to pass, 12148
116: Dr. Swift To Mr. Pope, While He Was Writing The "Dunciad" POPE has the talent well to speak, 1727 28169
117: Dr. Swift Wrote The Following Epigram (Epigram Against Carthy) Carthy, you say, writes well - his genius true, 4177
118: Dr. Swift's Answer (Epigram On The Busts) Her majesty never shall be my exalter; 2175
119: Drapier'S-Hill.[1] We give the world to understand, 1730 20141
120: Epigram Friend Rundle fell, with grievous bump, 6234
121: Epigram Great folks are of a finer mould; 4185
122: Epigram Added By Stella[1] When Margery chastises Ned, 14154
123: Epigram Against Carthy This I may boast, which few e'er could, 34143
124: Epigram By Mr. Bowyer Musarum antistes, Phoebi numerosus alumnus, 6204
125: Epigram By Mr. Bowyer Intended To Be Placed Under The Head Of Gulliver. 1733 Here learn from moral truth and wit refined, 1733 6145
126: Epigram From The French[1] Who can believe with common sense, 6134
127: Epigram On Josiah Hort[1] Lord Pam[3] in the church (you'd you think it) kneel'd down; 6175
128: Epigram On The Busts[1] In Richmond Hermitage. 1732 With honour thus by Carolina placed, 1732 8149
129: Epigram On Wood'S Brass Money Carteret was welcomed to the shore 8154
130: Epigram; In Answer To The Dean's Verses On His Own Deafness [1] What though the Dean hears not the knell 6147
131: Epigram[1] As Thomas was cudgell'd one day by his wife, 10167
132: Epigram[1] Behold! a proof of Irish sense; 4168
133: Epilogue To A Benefit Play, Given In Behalf Of The Distressed Weavers. Who dares affirm this is no pious age, 46142
134: Epilogue[1], To Mr. Hoppy's Benefit-Night, At Smock-Alley HOLD! hold, my good friends; for one moment, pray stop ye, 56148
135: Epitaph Hoc tumulata jacet proles Lenaea sepulchro, 4215
136: Epitaph In Berkeley Church-Yard, Gloucestershire Here lies the Earl of Suffolk's fool, 8148
137: Epitaph Inscribed On A Marble Tablet, In Berkeley Church, Gloucestershire CAROLUS Comes de BERKELEY, Vicecomes DURSLEY, 32497
138: Epitaph On Frederick, Duke Of Schomberg[1] Hic infra situm est corpus 15207
139: Epitaph On General Gorges,[1] And Lady Meath[2] Under this stone lies Dick and Dolly. 21158
140: Epitaph On The Same (On The Death Of Demar, The Usurer) Beneath this verdant hillock lies 10156
141: Fabula Canis Et Umbrae ORE cibum portans catulus dum spectat in undis, 7265
142: Fontinella[1] To Florinda When on my bosom thy bright eyes, 24143
143: Helter Skelter; Or, The Hue And Cry After The Attorneys Now the active young attorneys 56182
144: Horace, Book I, Ode Xiv Paraphrased And Inscribed To Ireland Poor floating isle, tost on ill fortune's waves, 1726 64143
145: Horace, Book II, Ode I, Paraphrased; Addressed To Richard Steele, Esq. Dick, thou'rt resolved, as I am told, 1714 116149
146: Horace, Book III, Ode II; To The Earl Of Oxford, Late Lord Treasurer How blest is he who for his country dies, 1716 22159
147: Horace, Book IV, Ode IX, Addressed To Archbishop King,[1] 1718 Virtue conceal'd within our breast 1718 24163
148: Horace, Book IV, Ode IX; Addressed To Humphry French, Esq.[1] Late Lord Mayor Of Dublin Patron of the tuneful throng, 80127
149: Horace, Epist. I, VII; Imitation Of Horace To Lord Oxford, A.D. [1] Harley, the nation's great support, 1713 138136
150: Imitation Of Part Of The Sixth Satire Of The Second Book Of Horace.[1] I often wish'd that I had clear, 1714 114159
151: In Sickness Tis true - then why should I repine 1714 28159
152: Jack Frenchman's Lamentation[1] Ye Commons and Peers, 78144
153: Joan Cudgels Ned Joan cudgels Ned, yet Ned's a bully; 6149
154: Judas. By the just vengeance of incensed skies, 1731 27179
155: Lines Written Extempore On Mr. Harley's Being Stabbed, And Addressed To His Physician, 1710-11 [1] On Britain Europe's safety lies, 4143
156: Lines Written On A Window[1] In The Episcopal Palace At Kilmore Resolve me this, ye happy dead, 6165
157: Louisa[1] To Strephon. 1724 Ah! Strephon, how can you despise 44149
158: Mr. William Crowe's Address To Her Majesty, Turned Into Metre From a town that consists of a church and a steeple, 42183
159: Mrs. Frances Harris's Petition, 1699 To their Excellencies the Lords Justices of Ireland, 76171
160: Musa Clonshoghiana That Downpatrick's Dean, or Patrick's down went, 16180
161: My Lady's[1] Lamentation And Complaint Against The Dean Sure never did man see 1728 237151
162: News From Parnassus By Dr. Delany Parnassus, February the twenty-seventh. 74148
163: Occasioned By Sir William Temple'S Late Illness And Recovery Strange to conceive, how the same objects strike 1693 154131
164: Ode On Science O, heavenly born! in deepest dells 48170
165: Ode To Doctor William Sancroft[1] Late Lord Bishop Of Canterbury Truth is eternal, and the Son of Heaven, 264146
166: Ode To King William To purchase kingdoms and to buy renown, 48141
167: Ode To The Athenian Society[1] As when the deluge first began to fall, 315174
168: Ode To The Hon. Sir William Temple Virtue, the greatest of all monarchies! 212146
169: On A Candle Of all inhabitants on earth, 54173
170: On A Cannon Begotten, and born, and dying with noise, 12164
171: On A Circle I'm up and down, and round about, 8193
172: On A Corkscrew Though I, alas! a prisoner be, 38159
173: On A Curate's Complaint Of Hard Duty I marched three miles through scorching sand, 17159
174: On A Horn The joy of man, the pride of brutes, 34164
175: On A Pair Of Dice We are little brethren twain, 8159
176: On A Pen. In youth exalted high in air, 1724 42156
177: On A Printer's[1] Being Sent To Newgate Better we all were in our graves, 14175
178: On A Shadow In A Glass By something form'd, I nothing am, 49154
179: On A Very Old Glass At Market-Hill Frail glass! thou mortal art as well as I; 4153
180: On A Window At An Inn (Epigrams On Windows) We fly from luxury and wealth, 12153
181: On A Window At The Four Crosses In The Watling-Street Road, Warwickshire (Epigrams On Windows) Fool, to put up four crosses at your door, 2157
182: On Another Window[1] A bard, on whom Phoebus his spirit bestow'd, 12250
183: On Burning A Dull Poem An ass's hoof alone can hold 1729 16172
184: On Carthy's Publishing Several Lampoons, Under The Names Of Infamous Poetasters (Epigram Against Carthy) So witches bent on bad pursuits, 2137
185: On Carthy'S Translation Of Longinus (Epigram Against Carthy) High as Longinus to the stars ascends, 6146
186: On Censure Ye wise, instruct me to endure 1727 30156
187: On Cutting Down The Thorn At Market-Hill.[1] At Market-Hill, as well appears 1727 88157
188: On Dr. Rundle, Bishop Of Derry Make Rundle bishop! fie for shame! 66146
189: On Dreams, An Imitation Of Petronius THOSE dreams, that on the silent night intrude, 48145
190: On Gaulstown House Tis so old and so ugly, and yet so convenient, 18160
191: On Gold All-ruling tyrant of the earth, 32180
192: On Ink I am jet black, as you may see, 28165
193: On Mr. Pulteney's[1] Being Put Out Of The Council. Sir Robert, wearied by Will Pulteney's teasings, 1731 44147
194: On Mrs. Biddy Floyd; Or, The Receipt To Form A Beauty. 1707 When Cupid did his grandsire Jove entreat 1707 11162
195: On Noisy Tom; Horace, Part Of Book I, Sat. VI, Paraphrased If Noisy Tom should in the senate prate, 1733 20138
196: On One Of The Windows At Delville A bard, grown desirous of saving his pelf, 10274
197: On Paddy's Character Of The "Intelligencer."[1] 1729 (Verses Written During Lord Carteret's Administration Of Ireland) As a thorn bush, or oaken bough, 34154
198: On Poetry; A Rhapsody. All human race would fain be wits, 1733 545177
199: On Psyche[1] At two afternoon for our Psyche inquire, 14185
200: On Reading Dr. Young's Satire, Called The Universal Passion If there be truth in what you sing, 1726 48169
201: On Rover, A Lady's Spaniel Happiest of the spaniel race, 54158
202: On Seeing Verses Written Upon Windows At Inns (Epigrams On Windows) The sage, who said he should be proud 8195
203: On Snow From Heaven I fall, though from earth I begin, 10176
204: On Stephen Duck The Thresher, And Favourite Poet; A Quibbling Epigram. The thresher Duck[1] could o'er the queen prevail, 1730 8195
205: On The Archbishop Of Cashel,[1] And Bettesworth Dear Dick, pr'ythee tell by what passion you move? 16136
206: On The Arms Of The Town Of Waterford[1] A thistle is the Scottish arms, 4129
207: On The Church's Danger Good Halifax and pious Wharton cry, 8155
208: On The Collar Of Tiger, Mrs. Dingley's Lap-Dog Pray steal me not; I'm Mrs. Dingley's, 2173
209: On The Death Of Dr. Swift As Rochefoucauld his maxims drew 1731 545161
210: On The Five Senses All of us in one you'll find, 28164
211: On The Gallows There is a gate, we know full well, 20159
212: On The Great Buried Bottle Amphora, quae moestum linquis, laetumque revises 4177
213: On The Irish Bishops.[1] Old Latimer preaching did fairly describe 1731 64130
214: On The Irish Club. [1] Ye paltry underlings of state, 1733 30142
215: On The Little House By The Churchyard Of Castlenock Whoever pleases to inquire 1710 64143
216: On The Moon I with borrow'd silver shine 18165
217: On The Posteriors Because I am by nature blind, 44168
218: On The Same (On The Upright Judge, Who Condemned The Drapier's Printer) In church your grandsire cut his throat; 4151
219: On The Same (On The Upright Judge, Who Condemned The Drapier's Printer) The Judge Speaks I'm not the grandson of that ass Quin;[1] 8153
220: On The Union The queen has lately lost a part 22280
221: On The Vowels We are little airy creatures, 8154
222: On The Words Brother Protestants And Fellow Christians, So Familiarly Used By The Advocates For The Repeal Of The Test-Act In Ireland An inundation, says the fable, 1733 64120
223: On Time Ever eating, never cloying, 4195
224: On Wood The Ironmonger. Salmoneus,[1] as the Grecian tale is, 1725 38142
225: Oranges Come buy my fine oranges, sauce for your veal, 4211
226: Parody On A Character Of Dean Smedley, Written In Latin By Himself[1] The very reverend Dean Smedley, 50162
227: Parody On The Recorder Of Blessington's Address To Queen Anne Mr. William Crowe, Recorder of Blessington's Address to her Majesty, 7174
228: Parody On The Recorder's Speech An ancient metropolis, famous of late 41167
229: Parody On The Speech Of Dr. Benjamin Pratt,[1] Provost Of Trinity College To The Prince Of Wales Illustrious prince, we're come before ye, 84152
230: Paulus: An Epigram A SLAVE to crowds, scorch'd with the summer's heats, 10173
231: Peace And Dunkirk Spite of Dutch friends and English foes, 1712 40251
232: Pethox The Great. From Venus born, thy beauty shows; 1723 98177
233: Phyllis; Or, The Progress Of Love, 1716 Desponding Phyllis was endu'd 1716 100280
234: Poetical Epistle To Dr. Sheridan Some ancient authors wisely write, 49236
235: Probatur Aliter A long-ear'd beast, and a field-house for cattle, 52145
236: Prologue, To A Play For The Benefit Of The Distressed Weavers. By Dr. Sheridan. Spoken By Mr. Elrington. 1721 Great cry, and little wool - is now become 37147
237: Prometheus[1]; On Wood The Patentee's Irish Halfpence[2] When first the squire and tinker Wood 1724 86163
238: Punch's Petition To The Ladies Fair ones who do all hearts command, 90159
239: Robin And Harry.[1] Robin to beggars with a curse, 1730 54165
240: Sent By Dr. Delany To Dr. Swift, In Order To Be Admitted To Speak To Him When He Was Deaf. 1724 Dear Sir, I think, 'tis doubly hard, 14146
241: Sid Hamet's Rod Poor Hall, renown'd for comely hair, 14156
242: Stella At Wood Park, A House Of Charles Ford, Esq., Near Dublin Don Carlos, in a merry spight, 1723 92166
243: Stella To Dr. Swift On His Birth-Day, Nov. 30, 1721 St. Patrick's Dean, your country's pride, 108156
244: Stella's Birth-Day March 13, 1718-19 Stella this day is thirty-four, 18140
245: Stella's Birth-Day March 13, 1726-7 This day, whate'er the Fates decree, 88143
246: Stella's Birth-Day. 1724-5 As when a beauteous nymph decays, 54243
247: Stella's Birth-Day.[1] 1719-20 All travellers at first incline 58166
248: Stella's Birth-Day: Resolv'd my annual verse to pay, 80170
249: Strephon And Chloe Of Chloe all the town has rung, 1731 314191
250: The Answer (Sent By Dr. Delany To Dr. Swift, In Order To Be Admitted To Speak To Him When He Was Deaf. 1724) The wise pretend to make it clear, 54163
251: The Answer, By Dr. Sheridan I thank you for your comedies. 26166
252: The Answer. By Dr. Swift Lindsay mistakes the matter quite, 145188
253: The Author Upon Himself By an old - - pursued, 1713 74162
254: The Beasts' Confession To The Priest, On Observing How Most Men Mistake Their Own Talents. 1732 When beasts could speak, (the learned say 1732 221161
255: The Birth Of Manly Virtue Once on a time, a righteous sage, 1724 132157
256: The Country Life Thalia, tell, in sober lays, 130160
257: The Day Of Judgment[1] With a whirl of thought oppress'd, 22189
258: The Dean And Duke James Brydges[1]and the Dean had long been friends; 1734 16158
259: The Dean Of St. Patrick's I cannot but think that we live in a bad age, 48155
260: The Dean's Answer (A Rebus by Vanessa) The nymph who wrote this in an amorous fit, 28176
261: The Dean's Complaint, Translated And Answered Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone. 18193
262: The Dean's Manner Of Living On rainy days alone I dine 10141
263: The Dean's Reasons For Not Building At Drapier's-Hill I will not build on yonder mount; 114140
264: The Description Of A Salamander, 1705 As mastiff dogs, in modern phrase, are 70204
265: The Description Of An Irish Feast O'ROURKE'S noble fare 88152
266: The Discovery When wise Lord Berkeley first came here, 48321
267: The Dog And Thief. Quoth the thief to the dog, let me into your door 1726 20184
268: The Duke's Answer Dear Smed, I read thy brilliant lines, 54189
269: The Elephant; Or, The Parliament Man Ere bribes convince you whom to choose, 44147
270: The Epitaph Here, five feet deep, lies on his back 14166
271: The Fable Of Midas.[1] Midas, we are in story told,[2] 1711-12 82190
272: The Fable Of The Bitches[1] A bitch, that was full pregnant grown 1715 45309
273: The Fagot[1] Observe the dying father speak: 1713 52262
274: The Famous Speech-Maker Of England From London to Exon, 1710 244160
275: The Furniture Of A Woman's Mind A set of phrases learn'd by rote; 1727 64167
276: The Garden Plot When Naboth's vineyard[1] look'd so fine, 1709 14170
277: The Grand Question Debated: Thus spoke to my lady the knight full of care, 1729 190158
278: The Gulf Of All Human Possessions Come hither, and behold the fruits, 1724 96167
279: The Hardship Upon The Ladies Poor ladies! though their business be to play, 1733 8154
280: The History Of Vanbrugh's House When Mother Cludd[1] had rose from play, 48160
281: The Journal Of A Modern Lady 1728 296149
282: The Lady's Dressing-Room. 1730 Five hours (and who can do it less in?) 144153
283: The Logicians Refuted Logicians have but ill defined 58154
284: The Parson's Case That you, friend Marcus, like a stoic, 36155
285: The Pheasant And The Lark; A Fable By Dr. Delany In ancient times, as bards indite, 1730 154172
286: The Place Of The Damned All folks who pretend to religion and grace, 1731 18197
287: The Power Of Time. If neither brass nor marble can withstand 1730 6135
288: The Problem, "That My Lord Berkeley Stinks When He Is In Love" Did ever problem thus perplex, 60152
289: The Progress Of Beauty. 1719[1] When first Diana leaves her bed, 1719 120160
290: The Progress Of Marriage[1] AETATIS SUAE fifty-two, 170155
291: The Progress Of Poetry The farmer's goose, who in the stubble 46145
292: The Puppet-Show The life of man to represent, 72173
293: The Reverse (To Swift's Verses On Biddy Floyd); Or, Mrs. Cludd Venus one day, as story goes, 40164
294: The Revolution At Market-Hill From distant regions Fortune sends 1730 110160
295: The Run Upon The Bankers[1] The bold encroachers on the deep 64156
296: The South-Sea Project. 1721 Ye wise philosophers, explain 1721 228162
297: The Storm; Minerva's Petition Pallas, a goddess chaste and wise 80171
298: The Upstart The rascal! that's too mild a name; 30213
299: The Virtues Of Sid Hamet[1] The Magician's Rod. 1710[2] The rod was but a harmless wand, 1710 86171
300: The Windsor Prophecy[1] When a holy black Swede, the son of Bob,[2] 26174
301: The Yahoo's Overthrow, Or, The Kevan Bayl's New Ballad, Upon Sergeant Kite's Insulting The Dean [1] Jolly boys of St. Kevan's, St. Patrick's, Donore 75141
302: Tim And The Fables My meaning will be best unravell'd, 34147
303: To A Friend Who Had Been Much Abused In Many Inveterate Libels The greatest monarch may be stabb'd by night 12150
304: To A Lady Who Desired The Author To Write Some Verses Upon Her In The Heroic Style After venting all my spite, 286144
305: To Betty, The Grisette Queen of wit and beauty, Betty, 36180
306: To Carthy (Epigram Against Carthy) Thus vagrant beggars, to extort 6166
307: To Carthy (Epigram Against Carthy) Thy labours, Carthy, long conceal'd from light, 6127
308: To Carthy, Attributing Some Performances To Mr. Dunkin (Epigram Against Carthy) My lines to him you give; to speak your due, 8148
309: To Charles Mordaunt, Earl Of Peterborough[1] Mordanto fills the trump of fame, 36162
310: To Dean Swift Good cause have I to sing and vapour, 1728 34159
311: To Dr. Delany, On The Libels Written Against Him. As some raw youth in country bred, 1729 172173
312: To Dr. Sheridan. Whate'er your predecessors taught us, 1718 33145
313: To His Grace The Archbishop Of Dublin; A Poem Great, good, and just, was once applied 38155
314: To Janus, On New Year's Day, 1726 Two-faced Janus,[1] god of Time! 1726 30182
315: To Lady Carteret I reach all things near me, and far off to boot, 20150
316: To Lady Carteret FROM India's burning clime I'm brought, 14164
317: To Lord Harley, On His Marriage[1], October 31, 1713 Among the numbers who employ 1713 90145
318: To Love[1] In all I wish, how happy should I be, 36179
319: To Mr. Congreve Thrice, with a prophet's voice, and prophet's power, 1693 234315
320: To Mr. Delany,[1] To you whose virtues, I must own 1718 112180
321: To Mr. Thomas Sheridan Delicić, Sheridan, Musarum, dulcis amice, 100460
322: To Mrs. Houghton Of Bourmont, On Praising Her Husband To Dr. Swift You always are making a god of your spouse; 6175
323: To Stella Tormented with incessant pains, 38170
324: To Stella On Her Birth-Day, 1721-2 While, Stella, to your lasting praise 20179
325: To Stella Visiting Me In My Sickness Pallas, observing Stella's wit 1720 124155
326: To Stella, Who Collected And Transcribed His Poems As, when a lofty pile is raised, 1720 144154
327: To The Citizens[1] And shall the Patriot who maintain'd your cause, 36182
328: To The Dean Of St. Patrick's Dear Sir, Since you in humble wise 28136
329: To The Dean Of St. Patrick's Dear Dean, I'm in a sad condition, 20163
330: To The Dean Of St. Patrick'S Your Billingsgate Muse methinks does begin 38153
331: To The Dean Of St. Patrick's In Answer To His Left-Handed Letter Since your poetic prancer is turn'd into Cancer, 62128
332: To The Reverend Dr. Swift To thee, dear Swift, these spotless leaves I send; 28157
333: To The Same. By Dr. Sheridan Perhaps you may wonder, I send you so soon 18183
334: To Thomas Sheridan Dear Tom, I'm surprised that your verse did not jingle; 72447
335: Toland's Invitation To Dismal[1] To Dine With The Calves’ Head Club If, dearest Dismal, you for once can dine 1712 46161
336: Tom And Dick[1] Tim and Dick had equal fame, 40145
337: Traulus. Part I Say, Robin, what can Traulus mean 1730 102137
338: Traulus. Part II Traulus, of amphibious breed, 56145
339: Twelve Articles[1] Lest it may more quarrels breed, 64148
340: Upon Carthy's Threatening To Translate Pindar (Epigram Against Carthy) You have undone Horace, - what should hinder 8132
341: Upon The Horrid Plot I ask'd a Whig the other night, 76142
342: Vanbrugh's House,[1] Built From The Ruins Of Whitehall That Was Burnt, 1703 In times of old, when Time was young, 1703 134156
343: Vanbrugh's House[1] Built From The Ruins Of Whitehall That Was Burnt, 1703 In times of old, when Time was young, 1703 92165
344: Verses By Stella If it be true, celestial powers, 8126
345: Verses Left With A Silver Standish On The Dean Of St. Patrick's Desk, On His Birth-Day. By Dr. Delany Hither from Mexico I came, 22164
346: Verses Made For Fruit-Women Come buy my fine wares, 56162
347: Verses Occasioned By The Foregoing Presents (Verses Left With A Silver Standish On The Dean Of St. Patrick's Desk, On His Birth-Day. By Dr. Delany) A paper book is sent by Boyle, 12175
348: Verses Occasioned By Whitshed's [1] Motto On His Coach. Libertas et natale solum: [2] 1724 26152
349: Verses On Blenheim[1] See, here's the grand approach, 16134
350: Verses On I Know Not What My latest tribute here I send, 8164
351: Verses On The Revival Of The Order Of The Bath,[1] Quoth King Robin, our ribbons I see are too few 1725 14166
352: Verses On The Sudden Drying Up Of St. Patrick's Well Near Trinity College, Dublin. By holy zeal inspired, and led by fame, 1726 102138
353: Verses On The Upright Judge, Who Condemned The Drapier's Printer The church I hate, and have good reason, 4171
354: Verses On Two Celebrated Modern Poets Behold, those monarch oaks, that rise 20175
355: Verses Sent To The Dean On His Birth-Day, With Pine's Horace, Finely Bound. By Dr. J. Sican[1] You've read, sir, in poetic strain, 66140
356: Verses Sent To The Dean With An Eagle Quill, On Hearing Of The Presents By The Earl Of Orrery And Dr. Delany. By Mrs. Pilkington Shall then my kindred all my glory claim, 16169
357: Verses Written On A Window, At The Deanery House, St. Patrick's Are the guests of this house still doom'd to be cheated? 10140
358: Will Wood's Petition To The People Of Ireland My dear Irish folks, 1725 48127
359: Wood An Insect. By long observation I have understood, 1725 40160
360: Written By Dr. Swift On His Own Deafness, In September, 1734 Vertiginosus, inops, surdus, male gratus amicis; 1734 4165
361: Written In A Lady's Ivory Table-Book, 1698 Peruse my leaves thro' ev'ry part, 1698 30131




About:
Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer), poet and cleric who became Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.

He is remembered for works such as Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, A Journal to Stella, Drapier's Letters, The Battle of the Books, An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity, and A Tale of a Tub. Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English language, and is less well known for his poetry. Swift originally published all of his works under pseudonyms—such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, M.B. Drapier—or anonymously. He is also known for being a master of two styles of satire: the Horatian and Juvenalian styles.


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