Life of Jonathan Swift Author:Walter Scott Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: were broken in upon by domestic affliction, for, in May 1710, he received the news of his affectionate mother's death, after long illness. " 1 have now," he path... more »etically remarks, " lost my barrier between me and death. God grant 1 may live to be as well prepared for it as I confidently believe her to have been! If the way to heaven be through piety, truth, justice, and charity, she is there." SECTION III. Swift's Journey to England, in 1710—His quarrel with the Whigs, and union with Harley and the Administration—He writes the Examine)—The character of Lord Wharton—And other political tracts—Obtains the First- Fruits and Twentieth-Parts for the Irish Clergy—His correspondence with Archbishop King—His intimacy with the Ministers—The services which he renders to them— Project for improving the English Language—His protection of Literary Characters—D-ifficulties attending his church preferment—He is made Dean of St. Patrick's— And returns to Ireland. Swift had now become more than doubtful of those well-grounded views of preferment, which his interest with the great Whig leaders naturally offered. He re- Harris's Petition. Sentiments of a Church of Eng- Baucis and Philemon. land Man. Reasons against abolishing Chris- Part of an Answer to Tindal. tianity. History of Van's House. Essay on Conversation. Apollo outwitted. To Ardelia. Conjectures on the Thoughts ef Project for Reformation of Man- Posterity about me. ners. On the present Taste of Reading. A Lady's Table-book. Apology for the Tale, andc. Critical Essay.—N. Swift's Works, Vol. XV. p. 356. aided at Laracor during the greater part of Lord WhaW ori's administration ; saw the lieutenant very seldom when he came to Dublin, and entered into no degree of intimacy with him or his friends, excepting only with Ad...« less