The Works of Jonathan Swift Vol. 19 Containing Additional Letters Tracts and Poems Not Hitherto Published; With Notes and a Life of the Author - new book

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: some difficulty they were saved. The young lady's name is Talbot; she is as remarkable for being a handsome woman, as Mr Pope is for wit. I think I cannot give you a higher notion of her beauty, unless I had named you, instead of him. I shall be impatient till I hear from you again; being, with great sincerity, Sir, your most faithful humble servant, M. Pendarves. P. S. I forgot to answer, on the other side, that part of your letter that concerns my sister. I do not know whether you would like her person as well as mine, because sickness has faded her complexion; but it is greatly my interest not to bring you acquainted with her mind, for that would prove a potent rival; and nothing but your partiality to me as an older acquaintance could make you give me the preference., I beg my particular compliments to Dr Delany. Sir John Stanley says, if you have not forgot him, he desires to be remembered as your humble servant. TO MR NICHOLLS. You attended a monstrous haunch of venison to the deanery; and if you and Mrs Nicholls do not Whom Mrs Pendarves afterwards married. VOL. XIX. F attend it again to-morow, it shall Dc thrown into the streets; therefore all excuses must be laid aside. Mrs Whiteway and I shall be all your company, and I will give you a pot of ale to relish it. I am, with true esteem, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, J. Swift. Deanery-House, Sept. 6, 1736. Monday morning. Name your most convenient hour to dine, and d not say, when you please. FROM DR SHERIDAN. September 15, 1738. Dear Sir, I Received a letter from Mr Henry by the last post, wherein he tells me that the six hundred and sixty pounds were short by eight pounds of your principal, and that you expected I should send you my promissory note for that, and the in...