As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense. - Jonathan Swift
" "As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
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About Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer and satirist. Acclaimed as one of the finest prose satirists in the English language, he was also well known for his poetry and essays.
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Isaac Bickerstaff
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M. B. Drapier
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Lemuel Gulliver
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Simon Wagstaff
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