Gerry Mullins: Caught between two lovers - bringing a Swiftian drama to life through song
Briefly

"Since first I saw thee at sixteen, The brightest virgin on the green; So little is thy form declined; Made up so largely in thy mind." Swift's letters reveal a deep friendship with Stella.
"When on my sickly couch I lay, Impatient both of night and day, Lamenting..." Swift expresses his gratitude to Stella for caring for him during illness.
Read at Irish Independent
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