Swift put him in the way of Church promotion, but he lost it by choosing as a text, “Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof,” on the anniversary of the succession of the House of Hanover.

After reading the introduction I was struck that this family, the Sheridan’s, were a bit audacious. I must admit to knowing practically nothing of the House of Hanover but what has come up in connection to JA but I have to wonder what was up with Dr. Thomas Sheridan (the author’s grandfather) getting himself fired from his clerical position for insinuating by choice of text that people were anxious about their ruler. I suppose this choice was politically motivated on his part rather than comedic but was it not rather short sighted in lieu of the fact he lost his job because of it. Was that a surprise or not foreseeable? Have I interpreted this correctly? ;D