Jonathan Swift, Thoughts on Various Subjects from Miscellanies (1711-1726)
• Jonathan Swift, Essay on the Fates of Clergymen (1728).
• Jonathan Swift, Essay on the Fates of Clergymen (1728).
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When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign; that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
— Jonathan Swift on Dunce
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• Jonathan Swift, Essay on the Fates of Clergymen (1728)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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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