The Beasts Confession to the Priest : on observing how most men mistake their own talents

First published in Dublin by Faulkner in 1738; according to the title-page, "Written in the year 1732." This edition contains a "Preface," and an "Advertisement" which reads as follows: "The following poem is grounded upon the universal folly in mankind of mistaking their talents; by which the author doth a great honour to his own species, almost equalling them with certain brutes; wherein, indeed, he is too partial, as he freely confesseth. And yet he hath gone as low as he well could, by specifying four animals: the wolf, the ass, the swine, and the ape; all equally mischievous except the last, who outdoes them in the article of cunning. So great is the pride of man!"

In Collection:

• Early Printed Books

Creator

• Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

Subject

• Politics and government
• Parody

Publisher

• Dublin : Printed by George Faulkner, MDCCXXXVIII

Language

• eng

Identifier

• Call Number: PR3724 B4 1738

Date created

• 1738

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• 22 pages

Alternative title

• The Beasts' Confession
• The Beasts Confession to the Priest, on observing how most men mistake their own talents. Written in the Year 1732.

Geographic Coverage

• Great Britain

Coordinates

• 54.75844, -2.69531

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• From the Print Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• pamphlets
• poems

Date digitized

• September 16, 2021

Technical note

• Scanned on OptickBook Plustek A300 at 600DPI Tiff (PD). Metadata by KD.

Rights

• Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/ghys-t297