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.

Date:
1753
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

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.

    112/146 page 106
    {oo ] . ftrange Neglect in fihifhing our Northren: Canal and completing our Collieries’ in Tyrone. : | Oe P kee. can never. think of ‘the fcandalous Mit managements in ‘both thofe Affairs, .without Shame and Concern, ‘T’hey area Difgrace to our Country, either as to the Honefty or the Skillfulnefs of the Un: dertakers, as to di fferent Parts of the Works relating - to the Canal, a8 al{o as to the coriduéting the Delign; and difbuning the ee sap eae on the Collieries. Sv We are not only the floweft Thinkers, of what will do us Good, but we are thé moft flothful alfo, in bringing fuch ‘Thoughts into Execution. The Newry Canal has been carried on, under the: Sanction ‘of an Act of Parliament, and the Superintenddnceof the Navigation-board above twenty Years: And tho’ in Holland, fach a Work wou’d have been finifh’d in half the Time, and’by fuperior Skill, Oeconomy, and Honefty, at’ half the Expence; yet, after laying out ‘immenfe Sums, there are {till many Thoufands want- ing to make it a truly finifh’d Affair, As with much ‘ado we found out, that our own Hills abounded with the nobleft Coal ‘in the World, and that our Pover- ty forced us toconfider, that. we paid on an Average “about 60000 /. a Year for Whitehaven’ Coal, the Nation ap laft undertook making the Carial from LoughNeagh, ~to the Sea, in Hopes they wou’d tirn that vaft Drain ~of Money, when we cou’d ftop it, to better Purpofes at home. Accordingly great Funds were afligned it, yand'an infinite Number of Hands and Heads (or Peo- ~ple that wore Heads) employed’ on jit for a long Space of Time; and yet after vaft Sputter, erring and re-er- ring
    digitised image 1
    digitised image 2
    digitised image 3