Dec 27, 2009

A Description of the Morning | A Description of the Morning

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Author: Jonathan Swift
First Published: 1709
Type of Work: Satire
Genres: Poetry
Subjects: England or English people, Eighteenth century, City life, London, Cities or towns

The Poem

Jonathan Swift was much involved in the launching of his friend Sir Richard Steele’s new literary enterprise, a thrice-weekly paper of familiar essays and news called The Tatler. One of Swift’s contributions was the eighteen-line poem called “A Description of the Morning,” which appeared in the ninth paper on April 30, 1709, only two weeks after the publication debuted. The poem gives a series of photographic impressions of London life, specifically, as Steele remarked, of life in the West End of London.

The poem opens at daybreak, with only a few...

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A Description of the Morning | A Description of the Morning

At a glance:

The Poem

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