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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    Touch, or every Appearance of being Touch’ ix as fome weak Men do. Prior. We may Reafon thus, but Nature general | ly over mafters our Opinions. Swirt. Yes, when they are of oppofite Sides, but in this point they muft agree. Confider, what a wretched Thing would Merit be, whofe chief fup- port is a juftly deferved good Character, if it depend- ed for its real Fame,. on the Wiitings (if we mutt call them Writings) of envious Scriblers, or the Tongues of Slanderers, who wou’d both of them fain get a Scrap of Reputation, by vilifying exalted Names. No, Yom, there is fomething in true Merit, fo inde- pendent of Applaufe and Cenfure, and fo fuperior to the going out, or coming into Vogue, that it frequent- ly takes the Injuries of fuch Reptiles as a kind of Ho- mage; like the Abufes offered by the common Sol- _ diers, to Conquerors-when they Ride in Triumph, and which they valued-as little as the fenfelefs Phrafes and Shouts of the multitude, ’*Tis time enough for true Merit and Goodnefs to expect Juftice from Men; when it receives the Euge of the Omnipotent ;. for then only will: Malice be out of Countenance, Envy filent, and then only will Truth (the Language of Eternity) prevail! Prior. Well, very well, Mr. Dean. But I am much miftaken,. if you was not heartily Sick of your Patriotifm, when you was fo often branded and afperft _ by fuch Crowds of Phamplets and Scriblers. SwirFT.
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