Eight lines of anonymous French verse are followed by an English imitation in fourteen lines, attributed to Jonathan Swift, headed: "Imitated in English.", with the first line: "With favour and fortune fastidiously blest,". "These lines consisting of French verses satirizing Cardinal Fleury, followed by an imitation in English directed at .. Sir Robert Walpole, were sent by Swift .. in a letter to the Countess of Suffolk, Oct. 26, 1731" (Teerink). Reproduction of original from the Cambridge University Library. Available online to authorized PSU users as part of the Social sciences and fine arts series of Eighteenth century collections online.
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Foxon, S830 Teerink, 706 English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT194477.