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THE

WORKS

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Dr JONATHAN SWIFT,

Dean of ST PATRICK'S, DUBLIN.

VOL. II.

EDINBURGH:

Printed for G. HAMILTON, J. BALFOUR, & L. HUNTER,

M,DCC,LVII.

gift.

Regent L. Hubbard

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CONTENTS.

Gulliver's travels

The publisher to the reader

Gulliver's letter to his coufin Sympfon

PART I.

A VOYAGE TO LILLIPUT.

Chap. I. The author gives fome account of himself and fa-

mily, His first inducements to travel. He is ship-wreck-

ed and fwims for his life; gets fafe on fhore in the coun-

try of Lilliput; is made a prifoner, and carried up the

country

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Chap. VI. Of the inhabitants of Lilliput; their learning,

laws, and customs, the manner of educating their chil-

dren.

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Chap. II. The Emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of

the nobility, comes to fee the author in his confinement.

The Emperor's perfon and habit defcribed. Learned

men appointed to teach the author their language. He

gains favour by his mild difpofition. His pockets are

fearched, and his sword and pistols taken from him

Chap. III. The author diverts the Emperor and his nobility

of both fexes in a very uncommon manner. The di-

versions of the court of Lilliput defcribed. The author

has his liberty granted him upon certain conditions

Chap. IV. Mildendo, the metropolis of Lilliput, described,

together with the Emperor's palace. A converfation be-

tween the author and a principal fecretary concerning the

affairs of that empire. The author's offers to serve the

Emperor in his wars

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Chap. V. The author, by an extraordinary ftratagem, pre-

vents an invasion. A high title of honour is conferred

upon him. Ambassadors arrive from the Emperor of Ble-

fufcu, and fue for peace. The Emprefs's apartment on

fire by an accident; the author inftrumental in saving the

reft of the palace.

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