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... Answer " to that story . The Injured Lady is Ireland , who tells her lover , England , of her attractions , and upbraids him on his conduct towards her . In the " Answer " Swift tells the Lady what she ought to do , and hardly minces ...
... Answer " to that story . The Injured Lady is Ireland , who tells her lover , England , of her attractions , and upbraids him on his conduct towards her . In the " Answer " Swift tells the Lady what she ought to do , and hardly minces ...
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... Answer to the Craftsman . " It may be that the title is misleading or uninviting ; but there is no question that this tract may well stand by the side of the " Modest Pro- posal , " both for force of argument and pungency of satire . In ...
... Answer to the Craftsman . " It may be that the title is misleading or uninviting ; but there is no question that this tract may well stand by the side of the " Modest Pro- posal , " both for force of argument and pungency of satire . In ...
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... ANSWER TO THE INJURED LADY AN ANSWER TO A PAPER CALLED " A MEMORIAL OF THE POOR INHABITANTS , TRADESMEN , AND LABOURERS OF THE KING- DOM OF IRELAND ANSWER TO SEVERAL LETTERS FROM UNKNOWN PERSONS AN ANSWER TO SEVERAL LETTERS SENT ME FROM ...
... ANSWER TO THE INJURED LADY AN ANSWER TO A PAPER CALLED " A MEMORIAL OF THE POOR INHABITANTS , TRADESMEN , AND LABOURERS OF THE KING- DOM OF IRELAND ANSWER TO SEVERAL LETTERS FROM UNKNOWN PERSONS AN ANSWER TO SEVERAL LETTERS SENT ME FROM ...
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... ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN A VINDICATION OF HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN , Lord Carteret A PROPOSAL FOR AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT TO PAY OFF THE DEBT OF THE NATION WITHOUT TAXING THE SUBJECT A CASE SUBMITTED BY DEAN SWIFT TO MR . LINDSAY , COUN- SELLOR ...
... ANSWER TO THE CRAFTSMAN A VINDICATION OF HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN , Lord Carteret A PROPOSAL FOR AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT TO PAY OFF THE DEBT OF THE NATION WITHOUT TAXING THE SUBJECT A CASE SUBMITTED BY DEAN SWIFT TO MR . LINDSAY , COUN- SELLOR ...
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... AN ACCOUNT OF THE COURT AND EMPIRE OF JAPAN THE ANSWER OF THE RIGHT HON . WILLIAM PULTENEY , ESQ . , TO THE RIGHT HON . Sir Robert WALPOLE INDEX PAGE 370 · 375 • 382 • 392 401 A LETTER ΤΟ A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT , IN IRELAND CONTENTS xxiii.
... AN ACCOUNT OF THE COURT AND EMPIRE OF JAPAN THE ANSWER OF THE RIGHT HON . WILLIAM PULTENEY , ESQ . , TO THE RIGHT HON . Sir Robert WALPOLE INDEX PAGE 370 · 375 • 382 • 392 401 A LETTER ΤΟ A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT , IN IRELAND CONTENTS xxiii.
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