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His life. Swift was born in Dublin on Nov. 30,1667.His parents were of English
birth. Swift graduated from Trinity College in Dublin, and moved to England in 1688
or 1689.
He was secretary to the distinguished statesman Sir William Temple from 1689 until
1699, with some inerruptions.In 1695, Swift became a minister in the Anglican Church
of Ireland.
While working for Temple, Swift met a young girl named Esther Johnson, whom he
called Stella.He and Stella became lifelong friends, and Swift wrote long letters to her
during his busiest days. The letters were published after Swift’s death as the Journal to
Stella.
Temple died in 1699, and in 1700 Swift became pastor of a small parish in Laracor,
Ireland.He visited England often between 1701 and 1710, conducting church business
and winning influental friends at the higest levels of government. His skill as a writer
became widely known.
In 1710, Swift became a powerful supporter of the new Tory Government of Great
Britain.Through his many articles and pamphlets that were written in defense of Tory
policies, Swift became one of the most effective behind-the-scenes spokespersons of
any British administration.
Queen Anne recognized Swift’s work in 1713 when she made him dean (head
clergyman) of St.Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.Swift would have preffered a church
position in England.The queen died in 1714, and George I became king.
The Wig Party won control of the government that year. These changes ended the
political power of Swift and his friends in England.
Swift spent the rest of his life - more than 30 years – as a dean of St. Patrick’s.In
many ways, these years were disappointing.Swift was disheartened because his political
efforts had amounted to so little.He also missed his friends in England, especially the
poets Alexander Pope and John Gay.However, he served in Ireland energetically by
taking up the cause of the Irish against abuses he saw in British rule.It was as dean
thatSwift wrote Gulliver’s Travels and the satiric pamphlete that increased his fame,
The Drapier’s Letters and A Modest Proposal.Swift’s health declined in his last years
and finally his mind failed.He died on Oct.19,1745.He left his money to start a hospital
for mentally ill.
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Gulliver’s Travels is often described as a book that children read with delight, but
which adults find serious and disturbing. However, even young readers usually
recognize that Swift’s “make-believe” world sometimes resembles their own world.
Adults recognize that, in spite of the book’s serious themes, it is highly comic.
Gulliver’s Travels describes four voyages that Lemuel Gulliver, who was trained as
a ship’s doctor, makes to strange lands. Gulliver first visits the Lilliputians
(pronounced LIHL uh PYOO shuhnz) - tiny people whose bodies and surroundings are
only 1/12 the size of normal people and things. The Lilliputians treat Gulliver well at
first.Gulliver helps them, but after a time they turn against him and he is happy to
escape their land.The story’s events resemble those of Swift’s own political life.
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His life. Swift was born in Dublin on Nov. 30,1667.His parents were of English
birth. Swift graduated from Trinity College in Dublin, and moved to England in 1688
or 1689.
He was secretary to the distinguished statesman Sir William Temple from 1689 until
1699, with some inerruptions.In 1695, Swift became a minister in the Anglican Church
of Ireland.
While working for Temple, Swift met a young girl named Esther Johnson, whom he
called Stella.He and Stella became lifelong friends, and Swift wrote long letters to her
during his busiest days. The letters were published after Swifts death as the Journal to
Stella.
Temple died in 1699, and in 1700 Swift became pastor of a small parish in Laracor,
Ireland.He visited England often between 1701 and 1710, conducting church business
and winning influental friends at the higest levels of government. His skill as a writer
became widely known.
In 1710, Swift became a powerful supporter of the new Tory Government of Great
Britain.Through his many articles and pamphlets that were written in defense of Tory
policies, Swift became one of the most effective behind-the-scenes spokespersons of
any British administration.
Queen Anne recognized Swifts work in 1713 when she made him dean (head
clergyman) of St.Patricks Cathedral in Dublin.Swift would have preffered a church
position in England.The queen died in 1714, and George I became king.
The Wig Party won control of the government that year. These changes ended the
political power of Swift and his friends in England.
Swift spent the rest of his life - more than 30 years as a dean of St. Patricks.In
many ways, these years were disappointing.Swift was disheartened because his political
efforts had amounted to so little.He also missed his friends in England, especially the
poets Alexander Pope and John Gay.However, he served in Ireland energetically by
taking up the cause of the Irish against abuses he saw in British rule.It was as dean
thatSwift wrote Gullivers Travels and the satiric pamphlete that increased his fame,
The Drapiers Letters and A Modest Proposal.Swifts health declined in his last years
and finally his mind failed.He died on Oct.19,1745.He left his money to start a hospital
for mentally ill.
TEXT B
Gullivers Travels is often described as a book that children read with delight, but
which adults find serious and disturbing. However, even young readers usually
recognize that Swifts make-believe world sometimes resembles their own world.
Adults recognize that, in spite of the books serious themes, it is highly comic.
Gullivers Travels describes four voyages that Lemuel Gulliver, who was trained as
a ships doctor, makes to strange lands. Gulliver first visits the Lilliputians
(pronounced LIHL uh PYOO shuhnz) - tiny people whose bodies and surroundings are
only 1/12 the size of normal people and things. The Lilliputians treat Gulliver well at
first.Gulliver helps them, but after a time they turn against him and he is happy to
escape their land.The storys events resemble those of Swifts own political life.
