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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them the moft formidable People init: Don’t you confider how eafily they are crufht by Power. Swirt. No! But I confider how eafily they can crufh Power, I mean abufed Power, when they attack Oppreflion and plead for Liberty, and © an .inju- | red People. If I was.to be reftored to Life again (which Heaven forbid) and was in the Prime of my Parts and Spirits, I ‘could overturn bad Minitters as eafily with my Pen, as Mahomet in lis Alcoran fays,_ the Archangel Gabriel did Mountains with the Feather of his Wing. An Author whofe Writings are bot- tom’d on Truth, and influenced by no Motives but the fincere Love of his Country can do Wonders. As he Adts right he fears nothing ; and if he be Op- preft, his Sufferings do but exalt his Character and encreafe his Strength as well as his Courage. I ever found this true by Experience, I never had more Spirit, more Refolution, than when I was moft emi- nently injured ; nor did I ever exert my felf in a more diftinguifhed Manner than when the Interefts of two Kingdoms were both at Work, and labouring by the help of a Villain in Scarlet Robes, to String me up as a Trumpeter of Rebellion. God forgive the Enemies of fincere Patriots, who make ufe of all their Arts and their Power . to crufh and opprefs them; but tho’ I pray for them, I muft own Jom, if Beggars, were to be chufers, I had rather they fhould be forgiven after they had been feverely punith’d for their mifdeeds, for otherwife, when Oppreffors gall Men or Nations too long, Providence bears half blame. Prior. nal

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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