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69. Delany, Patrick, 1685 or 6-1768.

Observations upon Lord Orrery's Remarks on the life and writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift : containing several singular anecdotes relating to the character and conduct of that great genius, and the most deservedly celebrated Stella : in a series of letters to his Lordship : to which are added, two original pieces of the same author (excellent in their kind) never before publish'd. (London, printed : And sold by W. Reeve ... and by A. Linde ... , 1754)

69. Delany, Patrick, 1685 or 6-1768.

Orrery’s work was thought to have been too grudging in its praise of Swift and some his friends sought to correct this. Delany was Chancellor of St. Patrick’s Cathedral where Swift was Dean. One of the previously unpublished works of Swift’s which Delany prints is "To a friend who had been much abused in many inveterate libels".

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