Quote by: Jonathan Swift

There are certain common privileges of a writer, the benefit whereof I hope there will be no reason to doubt; particularly, that where I am not understood, it shall be concluded that something very useful and profound is couched underneath; and again, that whatever word or sentence is printed in a different character shall be judged to contain something extraordinary either of wit or sublime.


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Author Bio


  • NameJonathan Swift
  • DescriptionAnglo-Irish satirist, essayist, poet, etc.
  • BornNovember 30, 1667
  • DiedOctober 19, 1745
  • CountryKingdom Of Ireland
  • ProfessionPoet; Novelist; Satirist; Philosopher; Human Rights Activist
  • WorksGulliver's Travels; A Modest Proposal; A Tale Of A Tub