Johnathan Swift

Facts about Swift:

1. "He best remembered for his 1728 book Gulliver's Travels."
Citation: "Jonathan Swift Biography." Web log post. Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2013. 
2. "Moreover, Swift was a sickly child. It was later discovered that he suffered from Meniere's Disease, a condition of the inner ear that leaves the afflicted nauseous and hard of hearing." 

Citation: "Jonathan Swift Biography." Web log post. Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2013.

3. "...; at fourteen he entered pensioner at Trinity College, Dublin, where he seems to have neglected his opportunities."
Citation: Jokinen, Anniina, comp. "The Life of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)." Encyclopedia Britannica. 11th ed. Vol. 26th. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Ed., Vol. XXVI. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1910. 225-7., 16 Oct. 2006. Web. 07 Oct. 2013.
4. In England, in 1689, he became secretary to Sir William Temple, a diplomat and man of letters, at Moor Park in Surrey. 
Citation: "Jonathan Swift: A Brief Biography"The Dancing Girl" by John Barlas." Web log post.Jonathan Swift: A Brief Biography"The Dancing Girl" by John Barlas. Victorian Web, July 2000. Web. 07 Oct. 2013. 
5. "..., is said to have remarked "Cousin Swift, you will never be a poet."
Citation: Citation: "Jonathan Swift: A Brief Biography"The Dancing Girl" by John Barlas." Web log post.Jonathan Swift: A Brief Biography"The Dancing Girl" by John Barlas. Victorian Web, July 2000. Web. 07 Oct. 2013. 


Quote from Swift

"Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own" (Swift).
Citation: "Jonathan Swift." BrainyQuote.com. Xplore Inc, 2013. 7 October 2013. 

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