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...pressure was steeply stepped up by the arrival in Ireland of Esther Vanhomrigh, a young woman Swift had known in London. After eight years of harrowing tension-it seems clear that the affair was never consummated-Swift apparently chose Hester instead of Esther. A few weeks later, at the age of 33, Esther died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Conjur'd Spirit | 1/15/1965 | See Source »

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