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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift/Volume 16/A Punning Letter to Lord Pembroke 2 died last night. It is conceived he was so puffed up by my lord lieutenant's favour, that it struck him into a fever. I here send you his dying speech, as it was exactly taken by a friend in shorthand. It is something long, and a little incoherent; but he was several hours delivering it, and

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