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In Swift's satire of the _____, the Emperor and Flimnap represent specific people, but they also represent character types.

Two of Swift's pro-Irish writings were , which encouraged the boycott of English copper coins, and , which drew attention to starvation in Ireland.
James Boswell wrote _____.
essays for The Rambler
chapters for a dictionary
a biography of Johnson
periodical notices for the Literary Club

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In Swift's satire of the "not yahoos", the Emperor and Flimnap represent specific people, but they also represent character types.
Two of Swift's pro-Irish writings were, "Drapier's Letters" which encouraged the boycott of English copper coins, and, "A Modest Proposal" which drew attention to starvation in Ireland.
James Boswell wrote "a biography of Johnson."
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In Swift's satire of the Lilliputians, the Emperor and Flimnap represent specific people, but they also represent character types.

Two of Swift's pro-Irish writings were Drapier's Letters, which encouraged the boycott of English copper coins, and , which drew attention to starvation in Ireland.

James Boswell wrote A Modest Proposal.

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