A dialogue between Dean Swift and Tho. Prior, Esq. in the isles of St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, on that memorable day, October 9th, 1753 / By a friend to the peace and prosperity of Ireland.

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1753
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Credit: A dialogue between Dean Swift and Tho. Prior, Esq. in the isles of St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, on that memorable day, October 9th, 1753 / By a friend to the peace and prosperity of Ireland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Prior. Indeed Dean,! have very long regarded,our Contentions and Parties in this Kingdom, in the fame Light you do, and that inftead of ever keeping in View the great Interefts of Jreland, Men baw] out their Country! their Country ! and mean nothing but themfelves, advancing their Leaders, and there- by fecuring proper Emoluments, for every little Slave and Hireling that join with them. But what is moft furprizing is, that while People are fo cool to the — Publick Interefts, and to Things of the higheft Im- portance ; they are furious for Trifles, and every Ima- _ gination, every Guefs, every nothing will fet their Paffions ina Flame. Swirt. I have often lamented that Circumftance, as to this poor Hland. In truth, Jom, our Divifions and Factions here, are frequently as filly as thofe of two Gamefters,: who tho’ they play for nothing, will Quarrel dreadfully about cutting and dealing the Cards, and winning the Game. Iam afham’d to fay it, but the Contefts and brawling of Children at, their Pufh- pin, are fometimes fubftantial Things, to the Jangles and Feuds, I have known onr Parties on fome Occafions contend about, and alas! all we get by it, is to give our Enemies Pleafure, and our Friends Def pair, while they fee our wretched Country, quite for- got in the Squabble, and nothing but Power and Places, private Gain and fordid Interefts attend- ed to. But I will dwell no longer .on this . me- lancholy Subject, which looks fo ill.-for this poor Kingdom, andI will now go to another Topick, in which the Conduct of our Countrymen is altoge- ther as blameable, and is as fatal a Proof of their Coldnefs to the publick Interefts; and that is their | ftrange
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