Confondant du passé le leger souvenir.

Other author Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Format Electronic
Publication Info[London?], [1731?]
Description1 sheet ; 1/4⁰.
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General noteEight lines of anonymous French verse are followed by an English imitation in fourteen lines, attributed to Jonathan Swift, headed: "Imitated in English.", with the first line: "With favour and fortune fastidiously blest,".
General note"These lines consisting of French verses satirizing Cardinal Fleury, followed by an imitation in English directed at .. Sir Robert Walpole, were sent by Swift .. in a letter to the Countess of Suffolk, Oct. 26, 1731" (Teerink).
General noteReproduction of original from the Cambridge University Library.
References Foxon, S830
References Teerink, 706
References English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT194477.
Reproduction noteJoyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements
Other title With favour and fortune fastidiously blest.

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