Whatever the poets pretend, it is plain they give immortality to none but themselves it is Homer and Virgil we reverence and admire, not Achilles and Aeneas
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Dreams are mere productions of the brain, And fools consult interpreters in vain.Jonathan Swift
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
Jonathan Swift
I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child, well nursed, is at a year old, a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragout.
Jonathan Swift
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want.
Jonathan Swift
Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.
Jonathan Swift
How is it possible to expect mankind to take advice when they will not so much as take warning.
Jonathan Swift
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