petition to be excused from the said service, upon pretence… - Jonathan Swift

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petition to be excused from the said service, upon pretence of unwillingness to force the consciences, or destroy the liberties and lives of an innocent people.

Jonathan Swift

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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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Pen Names: Isaac Bickerstaff • Lemuel Gulliver • M. B. Drapier • Simon Wagstaff

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Those dreams that on the silent night intrude,
And with false flitting shapes our minds delude … are mere productions of the brain.
And fools consult interpreters in vain.

Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.

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