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Jonathan Swift
Irish
Writer
Born:
Nov 30
,
1667
Died:
Oct 19
,
1745
Age
Good
Man
Men
Nothing
Wise
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The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style.
Jonathan Swift
Words
Style
Definition
Proper
True
Places
Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.
Jonathan Swift
Good
Better
Lost
Than
Liquor
Burst
Belly
There is nothing constant in this world but inconsistency.
Jonathan Swift
World
Nothing
Constant
Inconsistency
What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not do we are told expressly.
Jonathan Swift
Heaven
Ignorant
Expressly
There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake.
Jonathan Swift
Mistake
Will
Few
Own
Very
Themselves
Every dog must have his day.
Jonathan Swift
Day
Dog
Every
Must
His
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