we clap into 't
roundly, without hawking or spitting, which are the only prologues to a
bad voice?"

19 In the "Verses on his own Death," 1731, Swift says

"When daily howd'y's come of course,
And servants answer, 'Worse and worse!'"

Cf. Steele (Tatler, No. 109),

"After so many howdies, you proceed to visit or not, as you like the run
of each other's reputation or fortune,"

and (Spectator, No. 143),

"the howd'ye servants of our women."

LETTER 35.

1 See Letter 31, note 8.

2 See Letter 14, note 9.

3 The Tories alleged that the Duke of Marlborough, the Duke of Montagu,
Steele, etc., were to take part in the procession (cf. Spectator,
No. 269). Swift admits that the images seized were worth less than 40
pounds, and not 1000 pounds, as he had said, and that the Devil was not
like Harley; yet he employed someone to write a lying pamphlet, A True
Relation of the Several Facts and Circumstances of the Intended Riot and
Tumult, etc.

4 A brother of Jemmy Leigh (see Letter 2, note 16), and one of Stella's
card-playing acquaintances.

5 Of The Conduct of the Allies (see Letter 34, Nov. 10, 1711, and Letter
35, Nov. 24, 1711).

6 Sir Thomas Hanmer (see Letter 9, note 13) married, in 1698, Isabella,
widow of the first Duke of Grafton, and only daughter and heiress of
Henry, Earl of Arlington. She died in 1723.

7 James, Duke of Hamilton (see Letter 27, note 9), married, in 1698,
as his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter and sole heir of Digby, Lord
Gerard. She died in 1744.

8 The Conduct of the Allies.

9 See Letter 25, note 6.

10 Sir Matthew Dudley (see Letter 3, note 2) married Lady Mary O'Bryen,
youngest daughter of Henry, Earl of Thomond.

11 See Letter 31, note 10.

12 Sir John St. Leger (died 1743) was M.P. for Doneraile and a Baron of
the Exchequer in Ireland from 1714 to 1741. His elder brother, Arthur,
was created Viscount Doneraile in 1703.

13 "Relation of the Facts and Circumstances of the Intended Riot on
Queen Elizabeth's Birthday."

14 The Conduct of the Allies.

15 See Letter 9, note 18.

16 The first motto was "Partem tibi Gallia nostri eripuit," etc.
(Horace, 2 Od. 17-24).

17 See Plautus's Amphitrus, or Dryden's Amphitryon.

18 It is not known whether or no this was Dr. William Savage, Master
of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. No copy of the sermon--if it was
printed--has been found. See Courtenay's Memoirs of Sir William Temple.

19 Of The Conduct