Autograph letter : Dublin, to "My dear friends," [possibly Jonathan Swift and Sir Andrew Fountaine], 1707/8 [i.e. 1708] Feb. 23.

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Autograph letter : Dublin, to "My dear friends," [possibly Jonathan Swift and Sir Andrew Fountaine], 1707/8 [i.e. 1708] Feb. 23.

With extensive punning on the name of the Bishop of Waterford if he had been Bishop of Millford, and with additional puns on names of flowers in the writer's garden and members of his household.

1 item (2 p.) ; 30.9 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7177689

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Ashe, St. George, 1658?-1718

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Fountaine, Andrew, Sir, 1676-1753

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Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

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The attribution of this otherwise unknown poem to 'D. Swift' may indicate D[ean Jonathan] Swift, the poet and satirist. For fuller details of his life and achievements see the Dictionary of National Biography. From the guide to the A gentle echo on woman, attributed to D. Swift, ca. 1710-1720, (Leeds University Library) Epithet: Dean of St Patrick's Dublin, author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000...