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The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2

Jonathan Swift

  • Poetry
  • Book language: English
  • 508 pages

A collection of poems by Jonathan Swift, the eighteenth-century satirist. It includes verses addressed to Vanessa and Stella and the poem Cadenus and Vanessa, opening with a pastoral scene before the goddess of love. Worth hearing for Swift's sharp wit and vivid picture of his age.

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THE POEMS OF JONATHAN
SWIFT
VOL. II
LONDON
G. Bell And Sons, Ltd. 1910
Chiswick Press: Charles Whittingham And Co.
Tooks Court, Chancery Lane, London
CONTENTS

POEMS OF JONATHAN SWIFT
POEMS ADDRESSED TO VANESSA AND
STELLA
CADENUS AND VANESSA[1]
1713
The shepherds and the nymphs were seen
Pleading before the Cyprian queen.
The counsel for the fair began,
Accusing the false creature Man.

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  1. THE POEMS OF JONATHAN SWIFT
  2. POEMS OF JONATHAN SWIFT

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