Project Gutenberg 2004-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 906 Swift, Jonathan 1667 1745 Swift, J. (Jonathan) Ernst Browning, William 1830 Browning, William Ernst Ernst, W. (William) Ernst-Browning, W. (William) Browning, Ernst The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 Etext produced by Clare Boothby, G. Graustein and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger "The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2" by Jonathan Swift is a collection of poetic works written in the early 18th century. This volume features a variety of poems that reflect on themes such as love, friendship, and social commentary, often with a satirical edge typical of Swift's style. The opening portion of the volume includes notable pieces addressing Swift’s relationships with significant figures in his life, particularly the women Vanessa and Stella, revealing the complex social dynamics of his era and his intricate views on human relationships. The opening of this volume begins with the poem "Cadenus and Vanessa," which sets the tone for the exploration of love and intellect. In this narrative, Swift introduces a dramatic plea in a court-like setting where the goddess Venus addresses the state of love among mortals, reflecting on the nature of attraction and the follies of both genders. As the poem unfolds, it describes the complexities of romantic entanglements, with Vanessa representing youthful charm and Cadenus (believed to symbolize Swift himself) embodying the wisdom of age, instigating a thorough examination of their contrasting perspectives on love. Through witty language and clever structure, Swift lays the foundation for broader discussions on virtue, wisdom, and folly, indicative of the themes to be explored throughout this collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 806009 2025-06-06T05:57:11.639182 text/html 837317 2021-01-26T09:01:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 407186 2025-06-06T05:57:36.959031 application/epub+zip 427318 2025-06-06T05:57:17.843088 application/epub+zip 397780 2025-06-06T05:57:15.223128 application/epub+zip 893744 2025-06-06T05:57:46.507003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 857551 2025-06-06T05:57:34.174025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 817419 2022-09-07T03:18:27.320690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647478 2025-06-06T05:57:09.912165 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 647276 2020-12-18T08:52:19 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16894 2025-06-06T05:57:46.713969 application/rdf+xml 21932 2025-06-06T05:57:15.854094 image/jpeg 4780 2025-06-06T05:57:15.546106 image/jpeg 382419 2025-06-06T05:57:11.701148 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia