The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-07-21

French novel on the subject, by NJ. dc
Wailly, so ably translated by Lady Duff
Gordon, must yield in vivid interest to
the actual correspondence between Swift
and those two unhappy women.
We may briefly recount the prominent
facts of Swift's life, before entering up
on any consideration of the transaction
referred to- Jonathan Swift was descend
ed from Yorkshire family. His fa-
ther was son of the rector of Goodrich,
and, through family interest, he obtain
cd a government appointment in Dublin,
where Jonathan Swift was born in 1861
The boy was educated at Kilkenny, and
afterwards entered Trinity College. Dub
| lin, as a student from thence be
went to Oxford, where he graduated
But in the mean time he had obtained
the patronage of Sir William Temple.
the statesman, who had married one of
his mothers relations. Sir William pre-
sented him with the prcbendaryship of
Kilroot, in the diocese of Connor, worth
about hundred pounds year While
there, he commenced Irritation with a
young lady, Miss Waring, to whom
he gave the affected name of Tarina.
and though she was very cold and indif-
ferent to his professions of love at first,
his impetuosity length won her heart
but now his ardor disappeared, he grew
cold and formal, and at length broke off
all intercourse with her.
Swift left KilroOt, and proceeded to
England at the earnest invitation of his
relative, Sir William Temple, for whom
he now acted as secretary. 1t was while
at Moor Park that he became acquaint-
ed with Miss Esther johnson, afterwards
better known by the name of .Stc/lo. She
was born at Richmond, the daughter of
a merchant Mrs johnson, her mother.
was widow at the time she became ac-
quainted with Lady Clifford, the sister
of Sir William Temple As Lady Gif-
ford lived much with her brother, Sir
William, and her intimacy with Mrs
johnson was great,a friendly intercourse
sprang up between all the parties, and
Mrs. Johnsons daughters, of whom Stcl-
la was one, were thus admitted to the
circle of Sir Williams family. Indeed,
the little Hctty was brought up in the
family, with Sir Williams own niece
and it was while she was thus living at
Moor Park, that Swift first became ac-
quainted with her
Swift resided at Moor Park for four
years, and while there, made his appear
ance in public as a poet But his pat
ron died, leaving Swift considerable
fortune; after which he got appointed
to the livings of Laracor and Rathbcg-
gin in the county Meath, where Swift's
congregation was so small, that hc occa-
sionally officiated only to a single indi-
vidual, and that was Roger, the clerk
While at Laracor, he invited Stella to
ireland, whittier she went III company
with Mrs Dingley. They lived at the
parsonage while Swift was away, and
went into lodgings at Trim, when he re-
turned, thus never living in the same
house together but Swift spent most of
his leisure hours in their company. Such
mode of life must have been most pain
full to the lady; but, as we shall after
wards find, Swift advanced all manner of
excuses to avoid fulfilling the promise of
marriage which he had made to Stella.
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