Jonathan Swift, Letter to Stella (May 23, 1711).
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I heard the little bird say so.
— Jonathan Swift on Gossip
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I heard the little bird say so." in the context of "Jonathan Swift, Letter to Stella (May 23, 1711)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Gossip" (Quotes: [[File:GoreVidalVanVechten1.jpg|thumb|Everybody likes a bit of gossip to some point, as long as it's gossip with some point to it. That's why I like history. History is nothing but gossip about the past, with the hope that it might be true. ~
Gore Vidal]], Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 329.)
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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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