# The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift/Volume 2

THE
WORKS
OF THE
REV. JONATHAN SWIFT, D.D.,
DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S, DUBLIN.
ARRANGED BY THOMAS SHERIDAN, A.M.
WITH
NOTES, HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL.
A NEW EDITION, IN NINETEEN VOLUMES;
CORRECTED AND REVISED
BY JOHN NICHOLS, F.S.A. EDINBURGH AND PERTH,
VOLUME II.
LONDON:
1801.
CONTENTS
OF THE
SECOND VOLUME.
| | | Page |
| GENERAL Preface | GENERAL Preface | v |
| A Tale of a Tub, &c. | A Tale of a Tub, &c. | i |
| Advertisement | Advertisement | iii |
| Analytical Table | Analytical Table | xi |
| The Author's Apology | The Author's Apology | 23 |
| Postscript | Postscript | 40 |
| Treatises written by the same Author, which will be speedily published | Treatises written by the same Author, which will be speedily published | 41 |
| Dedication | Dedication | 42 |
| The Bookseller to the Reader | The Bookseller to the Reader | 47 |
| The Epistle Dedicatory | The Epistle Dedicatory | 49 |
| The Preface | The Preface | 57 |
| Sect. I. | The Introduction | 71 |
| II. | Tale of a Tub | 85 |
| III. | A Digression concerning Criticks | 101 |
| IV. | The Tale continued | 113 |
| V. | A Digression in the Modern Kind | 128 |
| VI. | The Tale continued | 136 |
| VII. | A Digression in Praise of Digressions | 146 |
| VIII. | The Tale continued | 152 |
| IX. | A Digression concerning Madness | 161 |
| X. | A farther Digression | 178 |
| XI. | The Tale continued | 185 |
| The Conclusion | The Conclusion | 202 |
| The Battle of the Books | The Battle of the Books | 207 |
| The Bookseller to the Reader | The Bookseller to the Reader | 209 |
| The Preface of the Author | The Preface of the Author | 210 |
| A full and true Account of the Battle, &c. | A full and true Account of the Battle, &c. | 211 |
| A Discourse concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit. A Fragment. | A Discourse concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit. A Fragment. | 247 ​ |
| The History of Martin | The History of Martin | 277 |
| A Digression on the Nature, Usefulness, and Necessity of Wars and Quarrels | A Digression on the Nature, Usefulness, and Necessity of Wars and Quarrels | 282 |
| The History continued | The History continued | 284 |
| A Project for the universal Benefit of Mankind | A Project for the universal Benefit of Mankind | 286 |
| A Discourse of the Contests and Dissensions between the Nobles and the Commons in Athens and Rome | A Discourse of the Contests and Dissensions between the Nobles and the Commons in Athens and Rome | 289 |
| Chap. I. | | 291 |
| II. | Of the Dissensions in Athens, between the Few and the Many | 302 |
| III. | Of the Dissension between the Patricians and Plebeians in Rome, with the Consequences they had upon that State | 312 |
| IV. | On the Subject of Impeachments | 328 |
| V. | Remarks on the present Posture of Affairs and Dispositions in this Kingdom | 335 |
| The Sentiments of a Church of England Man with Respect to Religion and Government | The Sentiments of a Church of England Man with Respect to Religion and Government | 347 |
| An Argument to prove that the Abolishing of Christianity in England may be attended with some Inconveniences | An Argument to prove that the Abolishing of Christianity in England may be attended with some Inconveniences | 381 |
| A Project for the Advancement of Religion and the Reformation of Manners | A Project for the Advancement of Religion and the Reformation of Manners | 399 |
The contents page for this work does not clearly indicate where some distinct works begin and end. For landing pages for these works, see:
* A Tale of a Tub
* The Battle of the Books
* The History of Martin
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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