A writer of letters, was St Patrick’s famed Dean
And of poetry, pamphlets, you know what I mean
His Letter from a Drapier
Like the blade of a rapier
Cut to the bone, as he vented his spleen
Lemuel Gulliver – float on!
His most famous work was Gulliver’s Travels
To Lilliput, Laputa and many, crazy hassles
The Yahoos were crude
Oh how he was screwed
Gotta go now, can’t be somebody’s vassal
Jonathan Swift – wit, poet and Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral
Late in his life, Frideric Handel came to find
Musicians and singers, of a very special kind
His Messiah was a treat
Swift tapping his feet
At the feast of music, for body and mind
Writing clever satire, now there’s the rub
None better however, than A Tale of a Tub
Stylistically inventive
Now, please be attentive
For after all is considered, he’s a real Dub!
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Dedicated to Jonathan Swift who was born on 30th November 1667
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