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The Battle of the Books and Other Short Pieces (1886)
by Jonathan Swift, edited by Henry Morley
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Jonathan Swift153136The Battle of the Books and Other Short Pieces — Title and contents*1886Henry Morley
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CASSELL'S NATIONAL LIBRARY.


THE

Battle of the Books

AND OTHER SHORT PIECES.


BY

JONATHAN SWIFT.



CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited:

LONDON, PARIS & MELBOURNE.

1891.

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CONTENTS


PAGE
The Battle of the Books 9
A Meditation upon a Broomstick 51
Predictions for the Year 1708 53
Accomplishment of the First Prediction 67
Baucis and Philemon 71
The Logicians Refuted 78
The Puppet Show 80
Cadenus and Vanessa 83
Stella's Birthdays 115
To Stella visiting me in my Sickness 127
Prayers on the Death of Stella 132
The Beasts' Confession 136
On the Inconvenience of Abolishing Christianity 145
Hints towards an Essay on Conversation 165
Thoughts on Various Subjects 178


This work was published before January 1, 1930, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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