His political tract, The Conduct of Allies, was instrumental in causing the dismissal of the Duke of Marlborough from command.  By then he had abandoned writing poetry, primarily due to the criticism 
His political tract, The Conduct of Allies, was instrumental in causing the dismissal of the Duke of Marlborough from command.  By then he had abandoned writing poetry, primarily due to the criticism of his cousin John Dryden.  Among his notable epistles are his Drapier's Letters and a collection of intimate letters, Journal to Stella.  However he is best known for the biting satire of such works as A Tale of a Tub and The Battle of the Books.  FTP, name this Irish author of A Modest Proposal and Gulliver's Travels.
His political tract, The Conduct of Allies, was instrumental in causing the dismissal of the Duke of Marlborough from command.  
Jonathan Swift