Eloquence, as well as the other fine arts, must be cultivated with care.
Gulliver's Travels
Eloquence, as well as the other fine arts, must be cultivated with care.
Gulliver's Travels
A Letter to a Young Gentleman, Lately Enter'd into Holy Orders
1721
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"Ambition often puts men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same posture with creeping."
Humorous"I have spent my time in writing, and have not been a man of action."
Humorous"Few are qualified to shine in company; but it is in most men's power to be agreeable."
Strange & Unusual"It is a miserable thing to be a man of sense in a country where the generality of the people are fools."
Controversial"The choicest productions of wit, are spoiled by the too much relish of the author."
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