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The Examiner (London : Morphew, 1710-1716) nos. 11 (5 Oct. 1710) to no. 51 (19 July 1711)

Swift was disappointed by the Whigs in his attempt for preferment. When the Tories came to power in 1710, he was taken up by Robert Harley and began to write their paper, The Examiner. He is known to have written nos, 13-45. The intention was to expose the corruption of the previous government, undermine public support for Marlborough, who was leading the British Army on the continent, and end Britain’s involvement in the European War of the Spanish Succession.