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Gulliver's Travels / Servitude and Resilience
That the life I had since led was laborious enough to kill an animal of ten times my strength. That my health was much impaired, by the continual drud...
Gulliver's Travels / Immortal Brotherhood
But my choice and constant companions should be a set of my own immortal brotherhood; among whom, I would elect a dozen from the most ancient, down to...
Gulliver's Travels / Resourcefulness and Ingenuity
I once prevailed on the barber to give me some of the suds or lather, out of which I picked forty or fifty of the strongest stumps of hair. I then too...
Gulliver's Travels / Feast and Court
He ordered his cooks and butlers, who were already prepared, to give me victuals and drink, which they pushed forward in a sort of vehicles upon wheel...
Gulliver's Travels / Power and Satire
We compute the _Tramecksan_, or high heels, to exceed us in number; but the power is wholly on our side. We apprehend his imperial highness, the heir ...
Gulliver's Travels / Ephemeral Knowledge
He said, “that new systems of nature were but new fashions, which would vary in every age; and even those, who pretend to demonstrate them from mathem...
Gulliver's Travels / Nature and Innocence
I cannot tell whether I were more pleased or mortified to observe, in those solitary walks, that the smaller birds did not appear to be at all afraid ...
Gulliver's Travels / Perspective of Lilliput
Of the inhabitants of Lilliput; their learning, laws, and customs; the manner of educating their children. Although I intend to leave the description ...
Gulliver's Travels / Urgent Departure
These considerations moved me to hasten my departure somewhat sooner than I intended; to which the court, impatient to have me gone, very readily cont...
Gulliver's Travels / Power and Perception
Whenever I had a mind to see the town, it was always in my travelling-closet; which Glumdalclitch held in her lap in a kind of open sedan, after the f...
Gulliver's Travels / Absurdity of Conflict
Which two mighty powers have, as I was going to tell you, been engaged in a most obstinate war for six-and-thirty moons past. It is allowed on all han...
Gulliver's Travels / Moral Dilemma
The king was struck with horror at the description I had given of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made. “He was amazed, how so impotent...
Gulliver's Travels / Tension and Landscape
The land was divided by long rows of trees, not regularly planted, but naturally growing; there was great plenty of grass, and several fields of oats....
Gulliver's Travels / Royal Dining Dynamics
No person dined with the queen but the two princesses royal, the eldest sixteen years old, and the younger at that time thirteen and a month. Her maje...
Gulliver's Travels / Voyage of Disillusionment
I began this desperate voyage on February 15, 1714–15, at nine o’clock in the morning. The wind was very favourable; however, I made use at first only...
Gulliver's Travels / Forced Displacement
Is seized and carried by force into a Portuguese ship. I began this desperate voyage on February 15, 1714–15, at nine o’clock in the morning.
Gulliver's Travels / Survival Instincts
One of them came up almost to my face, whereupon I rose in a fright, and drew out my hanger to defend myself. These horrible animals had the boldness ...
Gulliver's Travels / Geometry of Hospitality
When it was found I could neither understand nor be understood, I was conducted by his order to an apartment in his palace (this prince being distingu...
Gulliver's Travels / Cultural Transition
By his assistance, I was able to hold a conversation with those who came to visit me; but this consisted only of their questions, and my answers. The ...
Gulliver's Travels / Cultural Encounters
But I thought it more consistent with prudence and justice to pass the remainder of my days with my wife and family. A particular description of the S...
Gulliver's Travels / Legal Illusions
For example, if my neighbour has a mind to my cow, he has a lawyer to prove that he ought to have my cow from me. I must then hire another to defend m...
Gulliver's Travels / Assembly Dynamics
One of these grand assemblies was held in my time, about three months before my departure, whither my master went as the representative of our distric...
Gulliver's Travels / Taxing Beauty
The women were proposed to be taxed according to their beauty and skill in dressing, wherein they had the same privilege with the men, to be determine...
Gulliver's Travels / Power and Perception
However, since the king was pleased to allow me access to his royal person, I was resolved, upon the very first occasion, to deliver my opinion to him...
Gulliver's Travels / Power and Governance
I was curious to know how this prince, to whose dominions there is no access from any other country, came to think of armies, or to teach his people t...
Gulliver's Travels / Fate and Duty
In a little time, I and my family and friends came to a right understanding: but my wife protested “I should never go to sea any more;” although my ev...
Gulliver's Travels / Imperial Vulnerability
The empress’s apartment on fire by an accident; the author instrumental in saving the rest of the palace. The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated...
Gulliver's Travels / Morality and Justice
The emperor also confers on him some public mark of his favour, and proclamation is made of his innocence through the whole city. They look upon fraud...
Gulliver's Travels / Perception and Reality
That upon coming nearer, and finding his error, he sent out his long-boat to discover what it was; that his men came back in a fright, swearing they h...
Gulliver's Travels / Sustenance and Satire
She gave me a large bowlful, of which I drank very heartily, and found myself well refreshed. About noon, I saw coming towards the house a kind of veh...
Gulliver's Travels / Philosophy of Mundanity
The good woman, with much difficulty, at last perceived what I would be at, and taking me up again in her hand, walked into the garden, where she set ...
Gulliver's Travels / Isolation and Discovery
Three days after my arrival, walking out of curiosity to the north-east coast of the island, I observed, about half a league off in the sea, somewhat ...
Gulliver's Travels / Exploration and Discovery
In the smaller pocket on the right side, were several round flat pieces of white and red metal, of different bulk; some of the white, which seemed to ...
Gulliver's Travels / Recovery and Hospitality
However, upon waking, I found myself much recovered. It was now about eight o’clock at night, and the captain ordered supper immediately, thinking I h...
Gulliver's Travels / Observation and Folly
That he laughed at their folly, and went himself in the boat, ordering his men to take a strong cable along with them. That the weather being calm, he...
Gulliver's Travels / Horses and Humanity
When I asserted that the _Yahoos_ were the only governing animals in my country, which my master said was altogether past his conception, he desired t...
Gulliver's Travels / Courtly Rituals
A messenger was despatched half a day’s journey before us, to give the king notice of my approach, and to desire, “that his majesty would please to ap...
Gulliver's Travels / Struggle at Sea
The seamen threw me the end of the cord, which I fastened to a hole in the fore-part of the boat, and the other end to a man of war; but I found all m...
Gulliver's Travels / Perception vs Reality
But this princess, who has an infinite deal of wit and humour, set me gently on my feet upon the scrutoire, and commanded me to give his majesty an ac...
Gulliver's Travels / Tradition vs Innovation
By all which, instead of being discouraged, they are fifty times more violently bent upon prosecuting their schemes, driven equally on by hope and des...
Gulliver's Travels / Concealment and Discord
He had therefore begun to think it not unwise in us to cover our bodies, and by that invention conceal many of our deformities from each other, which ...
Gulliver's Travels / Futility of Conflict
Neither are any wars so furious and bloody, or of so long a continuance, as those occasioned by difference in opinion, especially if it be in things i...
Gulliver's Travels / Observing Power
and, the space being so wide between that and the palace, I could easily view it on every side.
Gulliver's Travels / Savage Satire
This favourite is hated by the whole herd, and therefore, to protect himself, keeps always near the person of his leader. He usually continues in offi...
Gulliver's Travels / Resourcefulness and Dependency
Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby’s cradle for me against night: the cradle was put into a small drawer of a cabinet, and the drawer pla...
Gulliver's Travels / Boundaries and Journeys
I was an hour walking to the end of this field, which was fenced in with a hedge of at least one hundred and twenty feet high, and the trees so lofty ...
Gulliver's Travels / Travel and Patronage
I hired two mules, with a guide, to show me the way, and carry my small baggage. I took leave of my noble protector, who had shown me so much favour, ...
Gulliver's Travels / Voyages and Encounters
In the mean time, I here conclude the second part of my unfortunate voyages. A VOYAGE TO LAPUTA, BALNIBARBI, GLUBBDUBDRIB, LUGGNAGG AND JAPAN. I had n...
Gulliver's Travels / Surrender and Awe
The astonishment here was much greater than at the sight of my scimitar. Hundreds fell down as if they had been struck dead; and even the emperor, alt...
Gulliver's Travels / Curiosity and Conflict
I soon fell asleep, and all I can conjecture is, while I slept, the page, thinking no danger could happen, went among the rocks to look for birds’ egg...
Gulliver's Travels / Power and Fragility
said, of one entire adamant, two hundred yards thick, might happen to crack by too great a shock, or burst by approaching too near the fires from the ...
Gulliver's Travels / Curiosity and Fear
The weather being very warm, the closet-window was left open, as well as the windows and the door of my bigger box, in which I usually lived, because ...
Gulliver's Travels / Motivations of War
Sometimes a war is entered upon, because the enemy is too strong; and sometimes, because he is too weak. Sometimes our neighbours want the things whic...
Gulliver's Travels / Translation and Truth
But I shall here only set down the substance of what passed between us concerning my own country, reducing it in order as well as I can, without any r...
Gulliver's Travels / Courtly Chaos
One day, at dinner, this malicious little cub was so nettled with something I had said to him, that, raising himself upon the frame of her majesty’s c...
Gulliver's Travels / Social Dynamics
This conversation they are apt to run into with the same temper that boys discover in delighting to hear terrible stories of spirits and hobgoblins, w...
Gulliver's Travels / Struggle for Freedom
In this necessity I was forced to swim behind, and push the boat forward, as often as I could, with one of my hands; and the tide favouring me, I adva...
Gulliver's Travels / Cultural Curiosities
I thought this account of the _struldbrugs_ might be some entertainment to the reader, because it seems to be a little out of the common way; at least...
Gulliver's Travels / Fear and Resistance
The enemy was so frightened when they saw me, that they leaped out of their ships, and swam to shore, where there could not be fewer than thirty thous...
Gulliver's Travels / Nature of Vice
He was wholly at a loss to know what could be the use or necessity of practising those vices. To clear up which, I endeavoured to give some ideas of t...
Gulliver's Travels / Truth and Authority
He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected. The learning of that country very imperfect and confined. The laws, and military...
Gulliver's Travels / Justice and Mercy
He said, the friendship between you and him was so well known to the world, that perhaps the most honourable board might think him partial; however, i...
Gulliver's Travels / Supernatural Encounters
He desired me to give him some account of my travels; and, to let me see that I should be treated without ceremony, he dismissed all his attendants wi...
Gulliver's Travels / Authority and Illusion
He desired me to give him some account of my travels; and, to let me see that I should be treated without ceremony, he dismissed all his attendants wi...
Gulliver's Travels / Transformative Landscape
But, in three hours travelling, the scene was wholly altered; we came into a most beautiful country; farmers’ houses, at small distances, neatly built...
Gulliver's Travels / Despair and Ingenuity
I then fastened my handkerchief to a stick I usually carried, and thrusting it up the hole, waved it several times in the air, that if any boat or shi...
Gulliver's Travels / Natures Scale
Their tallest trees are about seven feet high: I mean some of those in the great royal park, the tops whereof I could but just reach with my fist clen...
Gulliver's Travels / Existence and Indifference
With tools made of these flints, they likewise cut their hay, and reap their oats, which there grow naturally in several fields; the _Yahoos_ draw hom...
Gulliver's Travels / Noble Education Inquiry
When I had put an end to these long discourses, his majesty, in a sixth audience, consulting his notes, proposed many doubts, queries, and objections,...
Gulliver's Travels / Governance and Identity
I mentioned the prudent management of our treasury; the valour and achievements of our forces, by sea and land. I computed the number of our people, b...
Gulliver's Travels / Civilization vs Savagery
This is enough to say upon the subject of my diet, wherewith other travellers fill their books, as if the readers were personally concerned whether we...
Gulliver's Travels / Human Nature Revealed
He went through all our vices and follies, and discovered many, which I had never mentioned to him, by only supposing what qualities a _Yahoo_ of thei...
Gulliver's Travels / Nature and Illusion
These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang, [301] and the tallest trees, as I could judge, appeared to be seven feet high. I viewed the...
Gulliver's Travels / Resource Mobilization
I stored the boat with the carcases of a hundred oxen, and three hundred sheep, with bread and drink proportionable, and as much meat ready dressed as...
Gulliver's Travels / Eccentric Ambitions
Every room has in it one or more projectors; and I believe I could not be in fewer than five hundred rooms. The first man I saw was of a meagre aspect...
Gulliver's Travels / Societal Degradation
Hence it follows of necessity, that vast numbers of our people are compelled to seek their livelihood by begging, robbing, stealing, cheating, pimping...
Gulliver's Travels / Critique of Humanity
And it must be owned, that seven months were a sufficient time to correct every vice and folly to which _Yahoos_ are subject, if their natures had bee...
Gulliver's Travels / Identity and Perception
He desired to see no more; and gave me leave to put on my clothes again, for I was shuddering with cold. I expressed my uneasiness at his giving me so...
Gulliver's Travels / Movement and Music
His majesty had given orders, that the island should move north-east and by east, to the vertical point over Lagado, the metropolis of the whole kingd...
Gulliver's Travels / Struggle for Freedom
I lay all this while, as the reader may believe, in great uneasiness. At length, struggling to get loose, I had the fortune to break the strings, and ...
Gulliver's Travels / Diplomatic Rescue
Ambassadors arrive from the emperor of Blefuscu, and sue for peace. The empress’s apartment on fire by an accident; the author instrumental in saving ...
Gulliver's Travels / Identity and Contempt
I expressed my uneasiness at his giving me so often the appellation of _Yahoo_, an odious animal, for which I had so utter a hatred and contempt: I be...
Gulliver's Travels / Struldbrug Society
“If a _struldbrug_ happen to marry one of his own kind, the marriage is dissolved of course, by the courtesy of the kingdom, as soon as the younger of...
Gulliver's Travels / Political Ambition
The worst mark you can receive is a promise, especially when it is confirmed with an oath; after which, every wise man retires, and gives over all hop...
Gulliver's Travels / Gendered Education
In the female nurseries, the young girls of quality are educated much like the males, only they are dressed by orderly servants of their own sex; but ...