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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    [i19.] Indian Savages: nthe fmall Number of . thofe he had brought over, he met with an old Woman, whom he had taken fo much pains in inftructing, that at laft he had thoroughly convine’d her ; and having admit- ted his new Chrittian to Baptifm, he made her a pre- fent (and a very agreeable one to the Savages) of a Pound of Tobacco: In a few Weeks, (after behaving very well) this old Woman comes to Father /1 lenepin, and tells him her Tobacco was gone, and begs of all Love, he wou’d give her another Pound, ae fhe wou’d then confent to be Chriftned anew. [ will make no Application, Yom, but if any of your rib Converfions, feem to bear fome Reiembiance with this, as to their Motives and Conduct, I think you need not boaft much of any Advantages, to. be de- riv’d from them. | Prior. I look on our Converts ina very different Light ; Numbers of them are unqueftionably fincere ; and if any of them may be juftly fufpected, I am fure their Children, and Grand-Children, wiil be actu. ally as good Proteftants, as anyin Englund, where a few Generations ago, all were bigoited Slaves to Rowe and Popery. Upon this Footing itis, that I will alfo reckon up to you, our Charter woiking Schools, as another great Improvement 1n /————d, and which gave me great Hopes of our drawing prodigious Ad- vantages from them. The ‘fanizaries, who are Sons of Chniftians taken Captives in their Infancy, are not a greater Strength to the Zurks, or a greater weaken- ing to their Enemies, than thefe Children, will be. to our Church and Kingdom, This is the fureft, and fafeft Method of ftnking at the Rootof the Popith Party, Se iy | in
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