“ My hours of leisure I spent in reading the best authors, ancient and modern, being always provided with a good number of books; and when I was ashore, in observing the manners and dispositions of the people, as well as learning their language; wherein I had a great facility, by the strength of my memory. ”
Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels (1726). copy citation
Author | Jonathan Swift |
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Source | Gulliver's Travels |
Topic | language reading books |
Date | 1726 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/829/829-h/829-h.htm |