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John Boyle, 5th earl of Orrery

  

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John Boyle, 5th earl of Orrery : Remarks on the life and writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift

'I found him at home in the morning. He praised Delany's "Observations on Swift ;" said that his book and Lord Orrery's might both be true, though one viewed Swift more, and the other less favourably; and that, between both, we might have a complete notion of Swift.'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Johnson      Print: Book
  

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