Jonathan Swift, On Time
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Ever eating, never cloying, All-devouring, all-destroying, Never finding full repast, Till I eat the world at last.
— Jonathan Swift on Time
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Source: Wikiquote: "Time" (Y, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922): Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922). Quotes from pp. 792-801.)
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About Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer and satirist. Acclaimed as one of the finest prose satirists in the English language, he was also well known for his poetry and essays.
About Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer and satirist. Acclaimed as one of the finest prose satirists in the English language, he was also well known for his poetry and essays.
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