# The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift/Volume 19/Index to Swift's Works - Q-Z

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Sermons, written by Dr. Swift:
| I. | On the Difficulty of knowing one's self, x. 1. |
| II. | On the Trinity, 18. |
| III. | On Mutual Subjection, 32. |
| IV. | On the Testimony of Conscience, 43. |
| V. | On Brotherly Love, 55. |
| VI. | On the Martyrdom of King Charles the First, 67. |
| VII. | On False Witness, 84. |
| VIII. | On the Poor Man's Contentment, 97. |
| IX. | On the Causes of the wretched Condition of Ireland, 109. |
| X. | On sleeping in Church, 124. |
| XI. | On the Wisdom of this World, 135. |
| XII. | On doing Good, occasioned by Wood's Project, 148. |
| 1667. | May. His father Jonathan (who, with four of his brothers, went to Ireland, to practise the law) died: leaving his widow (Abigail Erick, of Leicester, to whom he had been married about two years) one child, a daughter, and pregnant with another, i. 2. See the Pedigree, i. 541. |
| | Nov. 30. Jonathan born seven months after his father's death, ibid. 524. |
| 1668. | Carried to Whitehaven, at a year old, by his nurse, a native of that place, i. 2. |
| 1673. | At six years of age, sent to school at Kilkenny, i. 2. 525. |
| 1681. | At about fourteen years of age, admitted in the university of Dublin, ibid. Where he became attached to a miss Waryng, i. 277. |
| 1685. | Denied his bachelor's degree there for insufficiency; but obtained it at length, speciali gratiâ, i. 4. 525. |
| 1686. | Drew the first sketch of the Tale of a Tub, i. 6. |
| 1688. | Came to Leicester, to take advice from his mother what course of life he should pursue; she advised him to go to sir William Temple, who immediately took him under his protection, 11. 12. |
| 1689. | In June, addresses an ode to sir William, vii. 3. |
| 1690. | Had the honour of conversing familiarly with king William at Sheen, who offered to make him a captain of horse, and probably promised him ecclesiastical preferment, i. 15. |
| 1691. | By the advice of his physicians, went to Ireland, for his health, i. 526. |
| | Feb. 11. Having been returned seven weeks, asserts that he had, in that time, written on all manner of subjects, more than perhaps any other than in England, xi. 2. Suspected of an intention to marry a Leicester woman, which he with some warmth denies, i. 274. xi. 1. |
| 1692. | June 14. Admitted ad eundem at Oxford; and, July 5, took his master's degree there at the same time with his cousin Thomas, who was then of Baliol Colege, while our author was at Hart Hall, i. 15. See Pedigree, i. 541. |
| | Acknowledged the civility he met with at Oxford, xi. 5. |
| 1693. | Dispatched by sir William Temple to Kensington, to explain to the king the nature of the bill for shortening the duration of parliaments, i. 527. |
| 1694. | Thinking himself neglected by his patron (who offered, however, to make him his deputy as master of the rolls in Ireland,) went to Ireland, and took orders, i. 18. 528. xi. 7. His letter to sir W. Temple, requesting a certificate for this purpose, xix. 1. |
| | June 3. Wished to have been chaplain to the factory at Lisbon, xi. 7. |
| | Presented by lord Capel to the prebend of Kilroot; but was soon persuaded by sir William Temple to resign it, and return to him in England, i. 18. 528. xi. 9. |
| 1697. | Wrote the Battle of the Books, in compliment to his friend and patron, whom he makes his hero, and digressions in the Tale of a Tub, i. 24. His studies during this year, 23. |
| 1699. | Sir William Temple dying, Swift presented a memorial to king William, reminding him of his promise to promote him to a prebend of Canterbury or Westminster, but without effect, 25. 30. 31. 528. |
| | Invited by the earl of Berkeley to go with him as chaplain and private secretary to Ireland; but turned out of the latter office, to make room for one Bush, 31. 32. 528. |
| | Rejected from being made dean of Derry, and presented to the livings of Laracor and Rathbeggin, 32. 33. 529. |
| | Wrote his Resolutions for Old Age, xvi. 326. |
| 1701. | During his residence at Laracor, invited miss Johnson to Ireland, i. 34. See Stella. |
| | Took his doctor's degree in Ireland; and soon after went to England, with lord Berkeley, for the first time after his settlement at Laracor, i. 35. iv. 293. |
| | Wrote The Contests and Dissensions of the Nobles and Commons in Athens and Rome, which he sent very privately to the press, i. 36. iv. 292. |
| 1702. | Hearing of the great approbation his pamphlet had received, acknowledged himself to be the author; which introduced him to the familiar acquaintance of the lords Halifax and Somers, bishop Burnet, and other great men, iv. 293. |
| 1703. | Wrote the Meditation on a Broomstick, and Tritical Essay on the Faculties of the Mind, i. 40. Also against the bill against occasional conformity, but did not publish this tract, xi. 16. |
| 1704. | The Tale of a Tub first published in London, i. 45. |
| | His character of Mrs. Johnson, in three letters to his rival Dr. Tisdall, xi. 11. 13. 17. |
| 1708. | Published his Argument against abolishing Christianity, i. 49. Contents of a volume he had intended to publish at this time, 54. |
| | In November, was in hopes of going secretary to Vienna; but proposed, if he was disappointed, to solicit the living of St. Nicholas, Dublin, 55. xi. 41. |
| | Thought of for bishop of Virginia, i. 55. xi. 54. |
| 1709. | Published his project for the advancement of religion, i, 55. |
| | Became acquainted with Vanessa. See Vanhomrigh. |
| 1710. | Receives an account of his mother's death, xix. 12. |
| | Empowered by the primate of Ireland to solicit the queen to exonerate the clergy of Ireland from paying the twentieth part of their first-fruits, an office executed by him with punctuality and success, though in vain attempted before by two bishops from Ireland, iv. 297. ix. 380, 381. xiv. 195. See First-fruits. |
| | Got himself represented to Mr. Harley, to whom his name was well known, as one who had been extremely ill used by the late ministry, i. 62. 106. |
| | Received by Mr. Harley with great kindness and respect, 62. xiv. 220. |
| | Equally caressed by both parties, xi. 84. |
| | Requested by Mr. Harley to exert his pen in vindication of the new measures of government, iv. 298. |
| | Became personally acquainted with the rest of the ministry, who all courted and caressed him with uncommon assiduity, i. 63. 64. |
| | Wrote the Examiner No. 13-45, from Nov. 10, 1708, to June 14, 1711, i. 65. xviii. 76. iv. 299. xv. 177; and Sid Hamet, xiv. 289. 217. 232. |
| | From his great talents, became of such importance, that many speeches were made against him in both houses of parliament, vii. 94. |
| 1710. | Refused to be chaplain to the lord treasurer, that he might preserve his independency, iv. 18. |
| | Never absent from court, from September of this year, till 1714, within two months of the queen's death, except about six weeks in Ireland, iv. 278. |
| | Coldly received by lord treasurer Godolphin, xiv. 196. |
| | Is diffident of success, and promises to return to Ireland speedily, whether he succeeds or no, ibid. 205. |
| | Is disgusted with the family of the Temples, 197. |
| | His picture painted by Jervas, 199. |
| | Is advised to suspend his application till the approaching change of the ministry, 207. |
| | His memorial to Mr. Harley about the first-fruits, xi. 91. |
| | His account of the manner and events of his first application to Mr. Harley, respecting the remission of them, xiv. 94. 220. |
| | The lord primate and archbishop of Dublin commit the care of soliciting that affair to his diligence and prudence, by a new commission signed by them both, xi. 101. |
| | Which came not to his hands till after the business was effected, xiv. 351. |
| | Tells Stella, in confidence, that he has succeeded in his application, 252. |
| | Wrote a ballad (full of puns) on the Westminster election, 237. |
| | His grand commission succeeds, entirely through his personal credit with Mr. Harley, 238. |
| | Complains of Mr. Addison's reservedness, in a point wherein Swift meant very highly to serve him, 240. |
| | Prefers Laracor to the prebendal residence at Westminster, 241. |
| | Had a fit of giddiness, 248. |
| | Is well satisfied with Mr. Harley's kindness; but has a view to some addition to Laracor from the duke of Ormond, 256. |
| | Highly resents the treatment he had received from the whigs, ibid. |
| | He dined for the first time with Mr. secretary St. John; from whom, as well as from Mr. Harley, he receives very singular marks of respect, 259. |
| | The bishops of Ireland apply to the duke of Ormond, for their first-fruits, when the business was already done, 268. |
| | The dean's reflections on their absurd conduct, 269. |
| | He is engaged in the service of the ministry, 274. |
| | They dislike his assisting Steele in the Tatlers, 289. |
| | Dr. Swift never could be prevailed on to preach before the queen, 291. |
| | Wishes the duke of Marlborough may be continued in his command, 308. |
| | Offends Prior, by reading his verses indifferently, 309. |
| 1711. | Assigned reasons to the archbishop of Dublin, for not entering on literary works for the service of the church, xi. 186. |
| | Projected a plan of an academy for improving and fixing the English language, i. 81. 89. xi. 216. |
| | Wrote The Conduct of the Allies, of which above eleven thousand copies were sold in two months, i. 80. |
| | In expectation of the deanery of Wells, xv. 280. |
| | The ministry treat him with much kindness; but he doubts they mingle personal quarrels too much in their proceedings, xiv. 322. |
| | The archbishop of Dublin advises him to make use of the interest he has with the ministry, to secure something for himself, xi. 174. 192; and to set seriously about some useful publications in divinity, ibid. |
| | His remark on the ministry's constantly calling him Jonathan, 357. |
| | His Miscellanies published without his knowledge, 367. |
| | Mr. Harley having sent him a fiftypound bank note, he returns it with proper indignation, 371. i. 67. |
| | Gives an account of Mr. Harley's being stabbed, xiv. 374. |
| | Is very apprehensive of the small pox, 379. |
| | His spirited behaviour to Mr. St. John, contrasted to his former conduct with sir William Temple, xv. 8. |
| | Reflecting on his situation, receives some comfort from having had his revenge, 78. |
| | Nobly spurns an offered bribe, 99. |
| | Obtains the Gazette for his bookseller and printer, Mr. Tooke and Mr. Barber, ibid. |
| | Through his interest, Mr. Barber is appointed printer to the South-Sea company, and Mr. Stratford a director, 126. |
| | His banter on the Maids of Honour, 138, 139. |
| 1712. | Published Remarks on the Barrier Treaty, as a supplement to The Conduct, &c. iii. 411. 413. |
| | Recommended to the queen for a bishoprick, but disappointed through the duchess of Somerset, i. 91. |
| | Wrote the Publick Spirit of the Whigs, and a reward offered for the discovery of the author, i. 92. 142. |
| | His consternation on hearing of the misfortunes of his friend Stratford, whom he had entrusted with upward of four hundred pounds, xv. 237. |
| | Gets for his printer and bookseller the office of stationers to the ordnance, 239. |
| | This leads them to ask for another employment in the Tower, ibid; which Dr. Swift obtains from lord Rivers, 240. |
| | Recommends a brother of Dr. Sacheverell to the treasurer, 244. |
| | Threatened with a suspension, by the bishop of Meath, for absence, 313. |
| 1713. | Wrote at Windsor, upon finishing the peace, The History of the Four last Years of the Queen, i. 94. iv. 15. xiii. 344. 361. |
| | In May, rewarded with the deanery of Saint Patrick's, of which he immediately went to take possession, i. 93. 145. iv. 15. xi. 259. xv. 421-429. |
| | Came to England again at the urgent intreaty of the ministry, and having prevented a rupture between them went back to his deanery, i. 93. |
| | After being there only a fortnight, returned to England (being urged to it by a hundred letters), to endeavour to reconcile the lords Bolingbroke and Oxford; which he could not effect, i. 93. iv. 15. xiii. 344. |
| | Verses on himself, vii. 92. |
| | Account of him at this period by bishop Kennet, xix. 21. |
| | Makes a short reflection on life, xv. 357. |
| | A witty jest on a bad poet, who sent him a present of wild fowl, 365. |
| | His reasons for rejecting a parcel of oranges brought him as a present, 368. |
| | His project for coining halfpence, &c. with devices, 369. |
| | Makes a collection among the ministry, for the use of needy wits, 381. |
| | Is very much grieved for the death of Mr. Harrison, secretary to the embassy at Utrecht, whom he called his own creature, having procured his promotion to that office, 382. |
| | A saying of his grandmother, 389. |
| | Applied to by foreign ministers, to speak for them to the lord treasurer and lord Bolingbroke, 394. |
| | His description of the rehearsal of Cato, 415. |
| | Gives a particular narrative of the proceedings respecting his promotion to the deanery of St. Patrick's, 421. |
| | Praised by Dr. Davenant, for employing his interest with the lord treasurer in good offices to others, xi. 292. |
| 1714. | Ten weeks before the queen's death, retired to Letcomb, near Wantage, in Berkshire, i. 96. iv. 19. 344. |
| | His mode of living there, xi. 335. |
| | Wrote there Free Thoughts on the present State of Affairs, the publication of which, upon some difference of opinion arising between him and lord Bolingbroke, was delayed till the queen's death, and the copy remained in the hands of Mr. Barber, [from whom it came into the possession of Mr. Faulkner], i. 96. 159. |
| | Solicited to join lord Bolingbroke's ministry, xi. 382. 384. 391. |
| | Had an order on the exchequer for a thousand pounds which was never paid him, xii. 180. |
| | Refused to go to court after the queen's death till sent for several times, 249. 363. |
| | Hopes given him of a settlement in England, 364. |
| | Returned to his station in Dublin, where he remained twelve years without seeing England, i. 100. 202. iv. 19. |
| | His answer to some lines of the lord treasurer, xi. 323. |
| | Letter from the duchess of Ormond to him, respecting the dissensions in the ministry, 324. |
| | Encomium on him by Dr. Arbuthnot, 413. |
| | Wrote a memorial to the queen for the place of historiographer, xix. 234. |
| 1715. | Wrote his Inquiry into the Behaviour of the Queen's last Ministry, i. 173. |
| 1716. | Involved in disputes with his chapter, xix. 23. xi. 438. xix. 25. |
| | Married miss Johnson, i. 309; by whom it was reported he had a son, xix. 230. See Stella. |
| | Bought a glebe for the vicarage of Laracor, at sixty years purchase, xi. 450. 457. xii. 330. |
| | Desirous of exchanging St. Patrick's for Sarum, xix. 27. |
| | Advised by bishop Atterbury how to proceed in his dispute with the chapter of St. Patrick, xi. 438. |
| 1717. | Wrote the Plea against taking off the Sacramental Test in Ireland, iv. 295. |
| 1718. | Praised by Mr. Addison for his friendly disposition, xii. 6. |
| 1719. | Laments his situation in Ireland, xvi. 2. |
| 1720. | Wrote the Proposal for the universal Use of Irish Manufactures, &c. ix. 1. |
| 1721. | Pains taken by him to preserve his health, xii. 56. His estimation of riches and health, 78. |
| 1722. | A letter of his opened at the postoffice, xii. 83. |
| 1724. | Wrote the Drapier's Letters, i. 220. |
| | Complimented with being as well worth taking a long journey to see as Livy, xii. 134. |
| | Upbraided lord Carteret for not answering his letter, 117; but afterward genteely apologized for his own testiness, [[The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift/Volume 12/From Jonathan Swift to John Carteret - 3#xii-120}}120]]. |
| 1725. | Finished his Gulliver's Travels, and prepared them for the press, at Quilca, i. 238. 388. xiv. 37. |
| | The abbe des Fontaines acquaints him with the very extraordinary demand for his works in France, which he had translated into French and that all Paris wished to see him, xii. 151. xiii. 462. |
| | His answer to the abbe des Fontaines' letter, xii. 153. xiii. 464. |
| 1726. | For what qualities chiefly valued by Dr. Arbuthnot, xii. 201. |
* Was in London, when an offer was made him of settling among his friends within twelve miles of it, i. 238.
* Well received at court, i. 241. xiii. 122.
* Had a long conversation with sir Robert Walpole on the affairs of Ireland, xii. 179; whom he saw twice, xix. 45.
* Upon the news of Stella's sickness, returned to Ireland, i. 241; where he was received with triumph, 250; and, on her recovery, to England again, 253.
| 1727. | Saw the princess Caroline twice in one week, by her own command, xii. 228. |
| | Proposed to set out on a visit to lord Bolingbroke in France; but was prevented by the king's death, i. 254. xii. 228. 237. |
| | Kissed the hands of king George II and his queen, on their accession to the throne, i. 294; and was solicited by his friends to engage in several schemes, but approved of none ot them, 256. |
| | Informs Mrs. Howard how he first got his giddiness and deafness, xix. 56. |
| | Returned again to Ireland, on the news of Stella's last sickness, i. 257. |
| 1728. | After her death (which happened Jan. 28, 1728), grew a recluse and morose, and described himself in a Latin verse, xviii. 441. See Vertiginosus. |
| | His answer to a man who told him he had found out the longitude, xii. 258. |
| 1730. | Humorously rallied by lord Bathurst, upon his writings, xii. 346; upon his expensive and intemperate way of living, 393. |
| 1731. | Wrote the Verses on his own Death, occasioned by a maxim in Rochefoucault, xii. 453; Polite Conversation, begun about 1702; and Directions to Servants, xii. 426. xiv. 123. |
| 1732. | Lord Bolingbroke proposed to him an exchange of his deanery for a living in England, xii. 477. |
| | Gave an assignment of some of his works to Mr. Pilkington, ii. xxiii. xix. 124. 125. |
| 1733. | The resolution of many of the principal inhabitants of Dublin, to defend him against the insults of Bettesworth, i. 418. xiii. 109. 114. |
| | Duchess of Queensberry's advice to him, xiii. 34. |
| | His condolence with her grace for the death of Mr. Gay, with a brief character of him, 38. |
| | Rallied by lord Bathurst for the course of life he was got into, 47. |
| 1734. | Threatened to be murdered by one Bettesworth, a counsellor, whom he had provoked by his writings, xiii. 114. |
| 1735. | His reflections upon the melancholy state of publick affairs both in England and Ireland, xiii. 167. |
| | Laments the decline of liberty in England, 195. |
| 1736. | His popularity, i. 261. xii. 441. xiii. 299. His understanding began to decay, and deafness disqualified him for conversation, i. 269. |
| | A remedy for his giddiness prescribed to him by lady Betty Germain, xiii. 248. |
| | His rules for preserving health, 312. |
| 1737. | Received the freedom of the city of Corke in a silver box, xiii. 364. 366; and had before been complimented by the corporation of Dublin with the freedom of that city, in a gold box; ix. 378. |
| | Complains of the state of his health, xviii. 355. 356. 360. |
| | Rallies Mr. Pulteney humorously on his recommending to him a trip to England for his health, xiii. 323. |
| 1738. | Met with great difficulties in his intended plan of an hospital, xiii. 397; on which subject he petitioned the house of lords, 409. |
| | Sends miss Richardson a beautiful diamond ring, xiii. 411. |
| | Advertised to lend 2000l. on good security, xiii. 398. |
| 1739. | Solicits the earl of Arran to resign the claim made by him to the tithes of the rectory of Clonmel, xii. 324. |
| 1740. | His certificate to a discarded servant, xix. 152. |
| | His understanding was so far impaired, that he was obliged to be put under the care of guardians, i. 270. |
| | His epigram on the magazine at Dublin, the last thing he wrote, viii. 228. |
| 1742. | The base treatment he received from Dr. Wilson, xiii. 450. |
| 1745. | October 19. Died, in the 78th year of his age, i. 270. |
| | His will, i. 529. |
| | Inscription on his monument, i. 271. |
| | Epitaph proposed for him, viii. 234. |
| | Inscription on a column at Neale, in Ireland, where annual festivals were instituted to his memory, xix. 159. |
| | On a compartment of his monument in College Green, Dublin, with an epigram occasioned by it, viii. 238. |
| | Under his picture at Oxford, xvii. 472. |
| | Verses on him, viii. 229-238. |
| | His verses on himself, vii. 92. |
| | On his own Death, viii. 122. |
| | Young lady's Complaint for his Stay in England, xviii. 437. |
| | On his Deafness, 441, 442. |
| | Verses on his birthday, viii. 145, 146. 228. xiii. 15. xviii. 454. 459. |
| | His character, i. 164. 513. 515. xvii. 473. xix. 202. 214. |
| | Character of his writings by Dr. Johnson, xix. 204. See also the General Preface prefixed to vol. ii. |
| | His charities, i. 259. 373. 460. ix. 381. xiii. 301. 375. xix. 131. 133. |
| | Strength of his memory, i. 5. |
| | Raillery his talent, which was a bar to his farther preferment, xii. 440. |
| 1745. | Fond of walking and therefore never wore boots, xviii. 281. |
| | His political principles, i. 39. 103. iii. 423. iv. 293, ix. 379. xiii. 31. Their consequences, ix. 381. xii. 441. |
| | His style, xiv. 61. |
| | His epistolary correspondence, prayers, and sermons. See Letters, Prayers, Sermons. |
| | Was a constant advocate for the whigs, under the Tory administration, ix. 381. xi. 310. xii. 358. A great support to poor families, by lending them money without interest, ix. 381. |
| | His account of his own behaviour to the earl of Oxford, xiii. 344. |
| | Treated the scribblers against him with sovereign contempt, xviii. 21. |
| | The requisites he expected in a wife, i. 281. |
| | List of desiderata in his works, ii. xxvii. |
| | Received memorial presents from several great personages. A paper book, finely bound, with a polite epistle in verse, from Lord Orrery, viii. 145. A silver standish, with verses, from Dr. Delany, 146. A snuffbox, from general Hill, xi. 220. xv. 324. A writing table from lady Orkney, 235. Two pictures from the duchess of Ormond, 243. xv. 346. A case of instruments from lady Johnson, xii. 311. Reminded lord treasurer of the promise of his picture, xii. 87. At that lord's death, demanded the picture from his son as a legacy, 122. Received a valuable screen from Mrs. Pratt, xiii. 139. A picture of Charles I, from Dr. Stopford, xix. 35. 45. A ring from Mrs. Howard, xix. 49. |
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* ↑ The Tale of a Tub is a sort of Hudibras in prose, but quite an original; and has all the merit of Rabelais, without any of his weaknesses. There is throughout the whole a mighty fund of good sense, a strong glow of true wit and masculine satire, accompanied with a kind of humour so singularly pleasant, that no cynick can avoid smiling who reads it. London Magazine.
* ↑ "Who Virtue and the Church alike disowns; Thinks that but words, and this but bricks and stones." Pope, Imitation of Horace, Book I. Ep. vi.