Excerpt from An Essay on the Earlier Part of the Life of Swift In the summer of 1808, when a new edition of Swift's Works revised and corrected (which had been some months delayed by a calamitous fire) was nearly ready for publication, the Proprietors were favoured (through the friendly exertions of Mr. Malone, a name respected by every literary man) with an elaborate and valuable Essay on the early part of the Dean's Life; an Essay which had been, with much labour, research, and attention, some time before composed by the learned writer of it, the Rev. Dr. Barrett, Vice-Provost of Trinity College; accompanied with several Pieces ascribed to Swift on Authorities which carry with them their own conviction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.