...Gifts ; but never to my Friend : I tamely can endure the firft; But this with Envy makes me burft. Thus much may ferve by Way of Proem ; Proceed we therefore...fpecial Friends Will try to find their private Ends. .' And tho' 'tis hardly underftood, Which Way my Death can do them good ; Yet thus, methinks, I hear...

...tamely can endure the firft, But, this with Envy makes me burft. THUS much may ferve by way of Proerrtj Proceed we therefore to our Poem. THE Time is not remote, when I Muft by the Courfe of Nature dye : •When I forefee my fpecial Friends, Will try to find their private Ends : c Tho' it is hardly...

...Thy Gifts, but never to my Friend: I tamely can endure the firfl ; But this with Envy makes be burft. Thus much may ferve by way of Proem ; Proceed we therefore...fpecial Friends Will try to find their private Ends. And tho' 'tis hardly underftood, Which way my Death can do them good ; Yet thus, methinks, I hear them...

...tfbefe Lines were wrote by JONATHAN SWIFT, DD and Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, in the Tear 1731. TH E Time is not remote when I Muft by the Courfe of Nature...fpecial Friends Will try to find their private Ends ; Altho' 'tis hardly underftood, Which way my Death can do them good. Yet thus methinks, I hear 'em...

...wit, nor are any of them more life arid writings. The time is not remote, when I Muft by the ccurfe of nature die ; When I forefee my fpecial friends Will try to find their private ends ; And tho' 'tis hardly underltood, Which way my death can do them good ; Yet thus, methinks, I hesr...

...gifts, but never to my friend : I tamely can endure the firft ; But this with envy makes me burft. Thus much may ferve by way of proem ; Proceed we therefore...fpecial friends Will try to find their private ends : And, though 'tis hardly underftood, Which way my death can do them good, Yet thus, methinks, I hear...

...the firft ; - oiIW But this with envy makes me burft,.hiBrI :nO Thus much may ferve by way of proem j Proceed we therefore to our poem. The time is not...fpecial friends Will try to find their private ends : And, though 'tis hardly underftood, Which way my death can do them good, Yet thus, methinks, I hear...

...tamely can endure the firft; But this with envy makes me burff. 70 THUS much may ferve by way of proenv; Proceed we therefore to our poem. THE time is not remote, when I Muft by the conrfe of nature die ; When, I forefee, my fpecial friends 75 Will try to find their private ends :...

...tamely can endure the firft ; this with envy mak^s me burft. Thus much may ferve by way of proem j Proceed we therefore to our poem. The time is not...fpecial friends Will try to find their private ends : And, though 'tis hardly underftood, Which way my death can do them good, Yet thus, methinks, I hear...

...gifts, but never to my friend : I tamely can endure the firft ; But this with envy makes me burft. fo Thus much may ferve by way of proem ; Proceed we therefore...when I Muft by the courfe of nature die ; When, I forcfee, my fpecial friends 75 Will try to find their private ends : And, though 'tis hardly underftood,...