SWIFT

JONATHAN, 6. at Dublin 1667, d. 1745, Dean of St. Patrick's Dublin, was one of the keenest satirist the world has seen. Horn and educate: fo Ireland. though of Enulish parents, hy was for some time secretary to Sir Will i an Temple, the creat statesman and diploms tist, during which time he published hi “Tale of a Tub,” and the ** Battle of th Books,” the former alone sutilicient t ensure bim undying famine. For many years after this he waremployed in politica Writing, both by the Whigs and Tories but the comparative leisure of the Deanery enabled him also to produce his celebrate ** Gulliver's Travels.” The last few _ of his life were saddoned by disease. SWEISUREE, [s. 293]