Drapier

Drapier's Letters - Reception
... Although the original printing of the Drapier's Letters resulted in the arrest of Harding and a bounty placed upon the Drapier's head, Swift's actions in ... in the city to recognize Swift's deeds, and images from the letters, such as the Drapier comparing his campaign to David fighting Goliath, became themes in popular literature ... According to Robert Mahony, the Drapier's Letters, especially the fourth, were later praised by Irish nationalists ...

Drapier's Letters - Pamphlets - To The Lord Chancellor Middleton
... The sixth letter during the Drapier's campaign, To the Lord Chancellor Middleton, is dated 26 October 1724, and was written as a private letter from Jonathan Swift to ... It is not a true "Drapier" letter, because the author professes to be different from the Drapier, although he was known to be one and the same by Lord Midleton ... Regardless, Swift wrote the letter to express himself in a way that the Drapier could not as the dean of a great, Irish cathedral ...

Drapier's Letters
... Drapier's Letters is the collective name for a series of seven pamphlets written between 1724 and 1725 by the Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Jonathan Swift, to ... constitutionally and financially independent of Britain in the Drapier's Letters ... Drapier to hide from retaliation ...

Drapier's Letters - Pamphlets - To The Shop-keepers
... The Drapier's first letter, To the Shop-keepers, Tradesmen, Farmers, and Common-People of Ireland, was printed in March 1724 ... The Drapier introduces his subject by invoking the duty of his readers as "Christians, as parents, and as lovers of your country" ... Throughout his monetary arguments, the Drapier constantly acknowledges how humble his station in life is, and incorporates theological and classical allusions to mock Wood ...

Drapier's Letters - Pamphlets - To The Nobility and Gentry
... The Drapier's third letter, To the Nobility and Gentry of the Kingdom of Ireland Some Observations Upon a Paper, Call'd, The Report of the Committee of the Most ... The Drapier emphasizes his humble nature and simple understanding when appealing to the pride of his audience, the nobility ... The Drapier spends most of his letter responding to the "Report of the Committee of the Most Honourable the Privy-Councill in England" ...