- eyes but thofe I pretend not to describe; her mein and air were equal to the rest of the piece. Such was her exterior appearance: her mind was yet more beautiful than her perfon, and her accomplishments were fuch as to do honour to the man who was so happy as to call her daughter. Can we wonder, after reflecting upon the foregoing paffages, that the Dean and Stella always took care to converfe before witneffes, or at leaft a third perfon, from that time when they received the proper notice of the fecrets of the family, even though they had never taken fuch precautions before? Can we wonder that they should spend one day in the year in fafting, praying, and tears, from this period to her death? Might it not be the anniversary of their marriage? But it would be unneceffary to fay more, fince every unprejudiced perfon must be convinced from the preceeding circumstances, that Hetty Johnson was neither daugh ter to Sir William Temple's fteward, nor could Sir William leave her 1000 1. as a reward for her father's faithful execution of his office, when that steward was not married to her mother till long after the decease of Sir William. He must be convinced also, that Swift had more forcible reafons for not owning Stella for his wife, than his Lordship has allowed; and that it was not his behaviour, but her own unhappy fituation, that might perhaps fhorten her days. I have yet a word to fay, with refpect to Mrs Fenton, the Dean's fifter. He is faid by Lord Orrery, to have refufed all reconciliation with her, on the ac count of her marriage. But why fhould he have refented her marriage with a tradefman, any more than her going to fervice? She lived many years with Lady Gifford, as her woman; and although it is probable that the Dean might difapprove of the match, as her her husband, Fenton, was an extravagant careless fellow, and a notorious drunkard; yet, after her hufband's and Lady Gifford's death, fhe retired to Farnham, and boarded with Mrs Mayne, Mrs Mofe boarding there at the fame time, with whom fhe lived in the greatest intimacy; and as fhe had not enough to main tain her, the Dean paid her an annuity as long as she lived; neither was that annuity a trifle. If these anecdotes prove agreeable to the public, or fhould they incite any other perfons, who are poffeffed of proper materials, to throw a new light on these tranfactions, hitherto fo extremely mifreprefented; I fhall think myself fortunate in having contributed fomething toward fo generous an attempt, as that of acquitting the innocent from the imputation of guilt. Yours, &ou C. M. P. G. N. S. 'E. N. So INDEX to the TITLES of the PIECES in PROSE. The volumes are denoted by numeral letters, the pages by figures. club ii. 394 to the freemen of Dublin Allies, the conduct of the ii. 93 Art of finking in poetry v. 60 152 Battle of the books i. 140 335 vindicated iv. 325 Brotherly love, a fermon on i. 283 Carteret, Lord, a vindication of Clergy, confiderations on two Clergymen, effay on the fates of concerning the choice of a Contests and diffenfions at Athens of his deplorable condition Relation of his circumcifion 3d letter iii. 40 -6th letter, to Lord Chancellor 7th letter, an addrefs to the Dublin, prefentment of the grand -Advice to the freemen of iii. Education, modern, an effay on Ellifton's laft fpeech and dying -on the fates of clergymen vii. -on modern education vii. 197 Examiners ii. 186-393 viii. 323 God's revenge against punning v. Good manners and good breed- His voyage to Lilliput iv. 10 376 Johnson, Mrs, prayers for vii. 29F, 4 -Her bons mots viii. 295 -A view of the state of iii. 168 Advertisement for the ho- Answer to a memorial for It cannot rain but it pours v. 303 Prefentment of that of Du- Key to the Lock v. 136 Latinitas Grattaniana, a specimen Law is a bottomless pit v. 175 -to the Earl of Oxford iv. 344 Letters to and from Dr Swift viii. -A criticifm on thefe letters viii. I narrative of what paffed in Martinus Scriblerus,of the art of ces v. 117 -annus mirabilis v. 126 -reports v. 132 of P. P. clerk of this parish V. 152 Memorial of Irish people, answer Narrative of what paffed in Lon- Physicians, a confultation of four viii. 311 60 Polite converfation vii. 245 Religion, a project for the ad- fentiments concerning i. 228 ii. 10 The Prefbyterians plea of Queries relating to it iii. 294 Servants, directions to vii. 344 |