I desired that the Senate of Rome might appear before me in one large chamber, and a modern representative, in counterview, in another. The first see… - Jonathan Swift

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I desired that the Senate of Rome might appear before me in one large chamber, and a modern representative, in counterview, in another. The first seemed to be an assembly of heroes and demi-gods; the other, a knot of pedlars, pick-pockets, highwaymen, and bullies.