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Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated)

The Delphi Complete Works of Jonathan Swift (Illustrated) is a comprehensive compilation of the literary output of Jonathan Swift, a seminal figure in the English literary tradition. The collection encompasses his major works such as 'Gulliver's Travels', 'A Modest Proposal', and 'The Battle of the Books', among others. The illustrated format aims to provide readers with a richer understanding of Swift's texts through visual interpretations. more

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Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift, born on November 30, 1667, and died on October 19, 1745, was an Irish writer, satirist, and politician, renowned for his satirical works. more

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“When any one person or body of men seize into their hands the power in the last resort, there is properly no longer a government, but what Aristotle and his followers call the abuse and corruption of one.”

“No man of honor, as the word is usually understood, did ever pretend that his honor obliged him to be chaste or temperate, to pay his creditors, to be useful to his country, to do good to mankind, to endeavor to be wise or learned, to regard his word, his promise, or his oath.”

“I with borrow'd silver shine, What you see is none of mine. First I show you but a quarter, Like the bow that guards the Tartar: Then the half, and then the whole, Ever dancing round the pole.”