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

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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$ean eat on other’ interéfting Topicks, which. all ‘occafion’d my paying this Viittoyou, The firftis to canvafs over calmly and candidly all the Arguments for or again a Union of this Kingdom, with Great Brita. 1 am affured by all the »Ghofts, I have met with of late, thar this is a Defign, which in due Time is furely to be brought about one way or other. The fecond is the violent and illjudg’d Brigyes and Feuds, between fome of our moft confidera , ple; “who tear our Country in Pieces, like © aa far and Pompey, becaufe one cannot bear an Equal; nor the - other a Superior, i in the Government. In the 3d Place, - T want to fetrle clearly, whether any of the Money that was charged tq the Account of our Barracks, was car- ried out of the Kingdom by fome ftrange Accident or other. , ‘When Me have fully difeuffed this, Twou di Le the laft place tal! to you, in as free‘a Manner, as tw: fachFriend’ to Iveland fhou’d do; how well our Senate has formerly maintained, and is likely now ta’ mai ‘tain its undoubted Right of difpofing of ‘the ' _dundancies of the T reafury, and taking Care th tthe ¢ Peaples Money, be laid out for the’ See ot. ao felves and. the Nation. ae ftay, I fee they are lighting up Candles for Moone Service: Ah, Tom, if. ae Prayers of the Living - were as Sibeere and/as Ardent as thofe of the ‘Dead, what analtered World wou'd this be? Here is the ~ Curate and three old Worten coming to Church; — what think you if for fear of frighting Fools, we laid by _ thefe winding Sheets in myTomb,and walk’din Fre/co, in the Deanery-Garden, and enjoy ’d this bright Morn. | Prior, Withall my Heart. Lhave a Budget of Anecdotes, and a deal: of Law and Politicks, to en- tertain you with. Oh this poor Kingdom! this uns : thinking People grieve my Soul! | : > Swirr. Dear Yom, moft Men {carce begin ’ to Think, till they’re’ fummoned to die, and that Ffear a be the Cafe of Zrelandyaniefs the Parliament helps” | Alllons'! ta my old dear Garden——lead the Way ' without Chey Ceremony, as ‘Fodolet fays i in the sith LS a a J a EE I oe . Oe ee]$