Gulliver's Travels
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Arda Uzunoğlu
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2。5/5
Niti Pandey
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NO。
Riya Sabhwarwal
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This book is a classic and I am in love with how this is not an autobiography but an adventure which I loved to be a part of。 This book has everything it is a full package of you really think。 Love and hiding is a very common action。
Jerome Cauchy
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Un des meilleurs livre sur la critique de la modernité。 Tout est là， suffit de le trouver。
Inés
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lol loved it
Alper Yılmaz
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This book is really interesting as far as the balancing act it unsuccessfully， but very amusingly， plays between various extremes: subtlety and obviousness， wit and bitterness， deadpan humour and sheer dryness， and so on。 What makes this book rise from just above mediocre to actually really enjoyable and compelling， however， is Swift's power of invention。 His allegories and situations manage to remain funny and wondrous to our modern sensibilities， and make the whole thing -or at the least， its This book is really interesting as far as the balancing act it unsuccessfully， but very amusingly， plays between various extremes: subtlety and obviousness， wit and bitterness， deadpan humour and sheer dryness， and so on。 What makes this book rise from just above mediocre to actually really enjoyable and compelling， however， is Swift's power of invention。 His allegories and situations manage to remain funny and wondrous to our modern sensibilities， and make the whole thing -or at the least， its general plot- very entertaining to indulge in。 。。。more
Joseph Morgan
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Good fun， but pretty dated。
Nahla
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It is indeed a very unique story plot and I enjoyed it however， I was sometimes for some reason confused along the lines of some chapters。 But the ending was nice
Jerome Berglund
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I would have read this much sooner had I realized how akin Swift's satire is to Twain and Voltaire at their very best。 Contains countless memorable scathing barbs and critiques of humanity and its leadership， not to mention some novel and intriguing observations and suggestions upon tacks to explore to potentially improve upon various defects。 Perhaps subversive undertones and subtext explain why this is no longer commonly required reading during primary schooling。 It certainly ages well， is equ I would have read this much sooner had I realized how akin Swift's satire is to Twain and Voltaire at their very best。 Contains countless memorable scathing barbs and critiques of humanity and its leadership， not to mention some novel and intriguing observations and suggestions upon tacks to explore to potentially improve upon various defects。 Perhaps subversive undertones and subtext explain why this is no longer commonly required reading during primary schooling。 It certainly ages well， is equally if not additionally relevant today， and the language more accessible than that employed by many authors who are regularly assigned。 （e。g。 Hawthorne， Thoreau） Worth adding to the bucket list if you also have not yet had the prodigious pleasure。 。。。more
Stoicat
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Gulliver's Travels is a hard book， the use of old English and with the old grammar make it really difficult to read。 I need to read the summary beforehand before reading each chapter。 The reason i gave it 3 stars， is the statements i have written above。 In the future if i have the desire to read this book again and understand the book better on the politics and the language， perhaps if I matured I'll respect this book more。 The concepts and ideas are really unique and fantastical。 Gulliver's tra Gulliver's Travels is a hard book， the use of old English and with the old grammar make it really difficult to read。 I need to read the summary beforehand before reading each chapter。 The reason i gave it 3 stars， is the statements i have written above。 In the future if i have the desire to read this book again and understand the book better on the politics and the language， perhaps if I matured I'll respect this book more。 The concepts and ideas are really unique and fantastical。 Gulliver's travels is filled with some of the most interesting ideas of travels。 It has tiny man， giant man， philosophers which is impractical， a rational horse and magician。 The travels are really creative filled with symbolism and metaphor。 Each species is characterized by different humanity traits as a whole。 But the writing is a bit dry， as Gulliver's himself claim that this book is for the purpose of inform the truth to the readers not to entertain。 My favorite part was the travel to the flying island， Laputa， it mocks the unpracticality of philosophers and those who can only theorize or think about useless things。 I might see myself inside the Laputanian， that's why it's like a criticism to myself too。I hope in the future i'll get more insight to understand this book better so that i can rate it without any prejudice and intellectually。 。。。more
Julia
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My first DNFWould like to give this zero stars。 Boring character， boring content。 Just not my thing at all; absolutely hated it。
Jasmine
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I’ll admit it…I have no idea how to rate this so 3 stars which is an average book seems fair and accurate because I have so many thoughts on this。 Glad I picked this up though！
Rupesh Pandey
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In my high school days， I truly enjoyed this novel filled with energy， enthusiasm， eagerness， excitement， ecstasy， and （though I could not comprehend at that time） eerie sense of satire that was meant to be aimed at 'others' and somehow gripped the author in its scouting fangs that deserts the narcissistic approach of one of the supposedly great prose writer of England right before the ultra formalistic period in English literature dawned。 In my high school days， I truly enjoyed this novel filled with energy， enthusiasm， eagerness， excitement， ecstasy， and （though I could not comprehend at that time） eerie sense of satire that was meant to be aimed at 'others' and somehow gripped the author in its scouting fangs that deserts the narcissistic approach of one of the supposedly great prose writer of England right before the ultra formalistic period in English literature dawned。 。。。more
Euan Carlile
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A generous rating。
Fergus
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There are many here among usWho think that life is but a joke。Bob DylanThis fantasy has haunted my steps and dogged my days all my life。 It represents a Pilgrim's Progress for me， as well as for Dean Swift， through the insalubriously and most lugubriously harrowing paysage moralisé that was my， and Swift's life。But placed in historical context it’s a harangue against anti-clerical liberalism。Nevertheless， the politely Houyhnimic， and thus archly knowing Pilosopher-Kings of Georgian Britain judge There are many here among usWho think that life is but a joke。Bob DylanThis fantasy has haunted my steps and dogged my days all my life。 It represents a Pilgrim's Progress for me， as well as for Dean Swift， through the insalubriously and most lugubriously harrowing paysage moralisé that was my， and Swift's life。But placed in historical context it’s a harangue against anti-clerical liberalism。Nevertheless， the politely Houyhnimic， and thus archly knowing Pilosopher-Kings of Georgian Britain judged Swift to be rather odd， as they too judged me。Just outta bounds。 Beyond simple decency。 A Stranger to intellectual progress。 Why？You see， when a kid first wakes up he often sees himself as catapulted into a Land of Liliputians。 If he rebels， he is blacklisted by their establishment， tied to the ground with tiny inextricably knotted threads while he sleeps， and roundly excoriated by their tiny， tinnily middle-class voices。In short， he is just too proud by a very unhealthy margin。If he still is not heeled， he will then be courted and thus grossed out by the humunguously odorific Brobdingnagians。 That’s his second temptation， and it is seldom met with diffidence。 Gulliver， though， reacts with panic。If still unrepentant and self-willed， his next stop will be Laputia and its surrounding archipilago of islands。 For he must at least learn humility。There he will be pegged as a danger both to himself and polite society， when he continues to value himself over others。Refusing to recant， his final stop is the Isle of enervately intellectual Houyhmnms。 Who disdain him。 And rightly so， for they dwarf him in their moral intelligence。He will be be from thenceforth exiled into ignominy - up crap creek without a paddle: he is condemned to SWIM back to Ireland。 Thank heaven， then， for the small mercy （a canoe） he is then afforded！Oh， and it's not a fantasy。It’s the enforced progress of a half-baked pilgrim， who STILL only Regresses。 That was me。John Bunyan woulda just sighed and said that’s LIFE for us Christians， as we grow in faith， pride intact at first。If we want to be saved， we must swallow that pride。 Holus bolus。We must not live a life that is a Slaughterhouse Five -For you MAY be saved （and maybe not）。For just like Billy Pilgrim， you still have a chronically Enlarged Ego - Which has simply gotta go -By letting the Lord “trample out His wine press where His Grapes of Wrath are stored。” 。。。more
Yerutí Vázquez
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Realmente se burló del colonialismo inglés así que 5/5。
Brett
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The first two parts were good， the third was ok， and the last was absolute junk。 I didn’t quite see what the hype was about。
書宇 Andrea
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有注釋真的有趣很多，可以更清楚明白書中內容與當時社會現況的差距以了解諷刺的目的。最印象深刻的是格理弗看似一心嚮往理性與美得但卻通篇表達出雙標與偏見（到底對紅頭髮的生物有多少敵意啦🤣），很容易可以發現這是一位極其不可靠的敘事者，更多了一層諷刺意味，實在是必須一讀的書。
Briell Stuart
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Just not personally a fan of politics
AngelFire
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DNF @ 16%This book didn't work for me at all。 Apparently it's supposed to be very clever satire， but I think I'm missing the necessary historical context to understand it。 To me， it felt like a normal adventure story but I didn't like the way it was written。 There was way too much info-dumping about irrelevant details。 Speaking of dumping， I really disliked that the author chose to describe the character urinating and defecating multiple times in the story。 I get it - it's a normal human bodily DNF @ 16%This book didn't work for me at all。 Apparently it's supposed to be very clever satire， but I think I'm missing the necessary historical context to understand it。 To me， it felt like a normal adventure story but I didn't like the way it was written。 There was way too much info-dumping about irrelevant details。 Speaking of dumping， I really disliked that the author chose to describe the character urinating and defecating multiple times in the story。 I get it - it's a normal human bodily function and yes， the process would be very complicated for a giant living in a world of tiny people。 But I'm grossed out by any toilet-related scenario so I found this disgusting and I couldn't continue。 。。。more
Andrei
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O carte extraordinara， o definitie a speciei umane！
Ariel Nascimento
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Apresenta pontos interessantes sobre aspectos humanos。 Porém é executado de forma entediante e repetitiva。 Os comentários do protagonista referente a mulheres e a outras nações é extremamente “homem cis hétero branco europeu”。 Tudo é sobre suas vontades e suas opiniões。 Ele larga a mulher e os filhos diversas vezes só para poder se divertir。 Pelo menos tem a decência de deixar dinheiro com eles。
James Wright
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A satirical tale of a man’s travels to many surprising places， each with even more surprising inhabitants， in which the narrator learns much about human nature and life itself。 The author writes with ironic， dry wit throughout the novel， as the narrator takes himself with the utmost seriousness even in the most outlandish situation。 The narrator is also open-minded as a rule， and is devoid of contempt and full of curiosity and admiration for all of the societies he encounters。 The narrator’s jou A satirical tale of a man’s travels to many surprising places， each with even more surprising inhabitants， in which the narrator learns much about human nature and life itself。 The author writes with ironic， dry wit throughout the novel， as the narrator takes himself with the utmost seriousness even in the most outlandish situation。 The narrator is also open-minded as a rule， and is devoid of contempt and full of curiosity and admiration for all of the societies he encounters。 The narrator’s journey takes place in the early-mid eighteenth century。 Besides the intellectual and subversive wit， there are holistic lessons to be learned from every society that Gulliver visits。 At the conclusion of the novel， I felt a sense of accomplishment and growth; that I had learned something in the arduous process of reading the novel。 On the topic of arduous， I greatly enjoyed the novel at times and even found myself chuckling aloud at others， but Swift’s writing style is almost indigestible to the modern reader， although at no fault of his own。 Details or lists are proliferated to sometimes egregious lengths， but to Swift’s audience in the eighteenth century this must have been the norm。 If the reader can excuse these infractions and push through them， a great reward is to be found。 I admit I felt like putting down the book at different times throughout my reading， but was rewarded soon after for my perseverance by a meaningful insight or a laugh。 This book is a commitment for certain， and as such I would recommend it only to readers with a mature palette for unnecessary vocabulary and carping on the same point， but can be a satisfying and positive reading experience given the time and effort。 。。。more
Waniya ☾
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Sorry， but it is a NO for me。 :）））
Carla
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Pleasantly surprised by this。 I really enjoyed the not so subtle jabs on societal standards （that were oddly still relevant today）。 Steamy scale 0 of 5 （Audible）
Ивета Видева
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meh… just meh。
Lino Matteo
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Gulliver's Travels: ThoughtsJonathan SwiftThe author was clearly ahead of his time。 Humans are humans and our faults have followed us since recorded history Yet， the author was able to make light of them。 He was able to change the time and place to exacerbate them。 Whether we are the ‘victim’ or the ‘bully’ our brutish nature is never far away。 There are hints of our humanity， but they are buried amongst the vices。Oh， for some quiet time with a book。 Perhaps， this book can help you achieve some Gulliver's Travels: ThoughtsJonathan SwiftThe author was clearly ahead of his time。 Humans are humans and our faults have followed us since recorded history Yet， the author was able to make light of them。 He was able to change the time and place to exacerbate them。 Whether we are the ‘victim’ or the ‘bully’ our brutish nature is never far away。 There are hints of our humanity， but they are buried amongst the vices。Oh， for some quiet time with a book。 Perhaps， this book can help you achieve some quiet time。 Remember that it was written in 1726， so the style is verbose。 The paragraphs are long。 The punctuation is unfamiliar。 The words are sometimes archaic – yet， the story will flow through。 There are also excellent footnotes to answer， elaborate or confirm some of the meanings。 The editing， introduction， and footnotes are by Robert Demaria， Jr。 They make it easier to understand certain elements and rarely get in the way of the story。The book is a series of stories that culminate in confirming the stupidity and selfishness of humanity in 1726。 Sadly， that does not seem to have changed。 It is also a useful read as a period piece。 Remember that this was 50 years before the American Declaration of Independence。 Fifty years before， “We hold these truths to be self-evident， that all men are created equal， that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights， that among these are Life， Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness。” However， the author seemed to be prophet， perhaps in the wilderness， for these sentiments。Swift also predates Freud by over 200 years。 Yet， Swift seems to have fixations that Freud was to build， in part， a career。 And while the author takes swipes at politicos and medical professionals - remember the time period。 It seems that the biggest swipes are against the legal community。Oh my， the swipes at that legal community！ A couple of extracts: •tFirst， my Lawyer being practised almost from his Cradle in defending Falsehood， is quite out of his Element when he would be an Advocate for Justice， which as an Office unnatural， he always attempts with great Awkwardness， if not with ill Will。 •tThe second Disadvantage is， that my Lawyer must prodded with great Caution， or else he will be reprimanded by the Judges， and abhorred by his Brethren， as one that would lesson the Practice of the Law。Yes， lawyers lie， they are trained to do so。 They advocate shamelessly and dam the truth and justice。 The futility of lying and greed are not spared from the author’s quill。•tPoor Nations are hungry， and rich Nations are proud， and Pride and Hunger will ever be at Variance。When will we learn that we would all be better off if we all had the basic necessities of life， including， food， shelter， health care， and education？ Hopefully it will not take another three hundred years。Finally， the author， understood the dangers and folly of ‘Fake News。’ “That the Use of Speech was to make us understand one another， and to receive Information of Facts; now if anyone said the Thing which was not， these Ends were defeated; because I cannot properly be said to understand him， and I am so far from receiving Information， that he leaves me worse than in Ignorance， for I am led to believe a Thing Black when it is White， and Short when it is Long。”We， as a society， must hold our leaders accountable。 Both domestic and foreign to truth， honesty， and the pursuit of the general welfare。 Radical？ It should not be in 2021。 Yet， some may have read or reread Gulliver's Travels and understood tactics while missing the point。 We need not fight fire with fire but need to burn away the underbrush of mistrust if we are to survive until a better tomorrow。 Somehow I think Swift sensed just that。 Lino Matteo ©™Twitter @Lino_Matteohttps://linomatteo。wordpress。com/2021。。。 。。。more
Chenoa
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I have always thought of Gulliver's Travels as the comedic representation put forth in modern media of the first Part。 I had no knowledge of the depth of the stories and their satire on 18th century politics。 Going through the book there was a wild variety and at the same time similarity in the 4 parts of his travels， with the last having an unexpected outcome of solitude。 This version has a very interesting and academic summary of the works but I found it best to read after reading the 4 parts I have always thought of Gulliver's Travels as the comedic representation put forth in modern media of the first Part。 I had no knowledge of the depth of the stories and their satire on 18th century politics。 Going through the book there was a wild variety and at the same time similarity in the 4 parts of his travels， with the last having an unexpected outcome of solitude。 This version has a very interesting and academic summary of the works but I found it best to read after reading the 4 parts of the story。 。。。more
G。W。
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Published in 1725， six years after Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe， and interesting as a counterpoint to that book。 Both are of course travel adventures， but while Crusoe has only Friday for company on his island， Gulliver runs into civilizations on the ones he reaches in his four voyages， starting with the diminutive Lilliputians who so famously tie him down。 And while both authors use their stories as vehicles to explore human nature， Defoe is generally optimistic， but Swift is not。 I can’t say I’m a Published in 1725， six years after Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe， and interesting as a counterpoint to that book。 Both are of course travel adventures， but while Crusoe has only Friday for company on his island， Gulliver runs into civilizations on the ones he reaches in his four voyages， starting with the diminutive Lilliputians who so famously tie him down。 And while both authors use their stories as vehicles to explore human nature， Defoe is generally optimistic， but Swift is not。 I can’t say I’m a huge fan of Swift’s world view， since he was an enemy of the enlightenment， disdained reason as well as challenges to established religion， such as Deism， and was presenting a pessimistic view of humanity。 However， I have to say his novel works， and on several levels。 It is a biting satire of man and all his follies， vices， and stupidities。 Swift has particular disdain for politicians， lawyers， and clergymen。 It’s also filled with comic moments， some naughty， some juvenile involving bodily functions， but entertaining nonetheless。 And， for the computer-minded， it’s of course the origin of the Big and Little Endians， as well as the Yahoos。 :）Gulliver’s misadventures worsen as the novel progresses， and his attitude is progressively hardened by the experiences of being abandoned and attacked。 Perhaps a danger for us all。 If I had to recommend one of the many essays that are included in this Norton Critical Edition， it would be Samuel Holt Monk’s ‘The Pride of Lemuel Gulliver’ from 1955， insightful and with an interesting reference to the Red Scare going on in Washington D。C。 at the time。 The edition was published in 1961 which was a little limiting; it would have been nice to have some more recent commentary。Quotes:On Children:“。。。the Lilliputians will needs have it， that men and women are joined together like other animals， by the motives of concupiscence; and that their tenderness towards their young， proceedeth from the like natural principle: for which reason they will never allow， that a child is under any obligation to his father for begetting him， or to his mother for bringing him into the world; which， considering the miseries of human life， was neither a benefit in itself， nor intended so by his parents， whose thoughts in their love-encounters were otherwise employed。”On the good and evil in man:“When I thought of my family， my friends， my countrymen， or human race in general， I considered them as they really were， yahoos in shape and disposition， perhaps a little more civilized， and qualified with the gift of speech; but making no other use of reason， than to improve and multiply those vices， whereof their brethren in this country had only the share that nature allotted them。”On guns:“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 and groveling an insect as I （these were his expressions） could entertain such inhuman ideas， and in so familiar a manner as to appear wholly unmoved at all the scenes of blood and desolation， which I had painted as the common effects of those destructive machines; whereof， he said， some evil genius， enemy to mankind， must have been the first contriver。”On history:“He was perfectly astonished with the historical account I gave him of our affairs during the last century; protesting it was only a heap of conspiracies， rebellions， murders， massacres， revolutions， banishments; the very worst effects that avarice， faction， hypocrisy， perfidiousness， cruelty， rage， madness， hatred， envy， lust， malice， and ambition could produce。”On immortality:“。。。he observed long life to be the universal desire and wish of mankind。 That， whoever had one foot in the grave， was sure to hold back the other as strongly as he could。 That the oldest still had hopes of living one day longer， and looked on death as the greatest evil， from which nature always prompted him to retreat; only in this Island of Luggnagg， the appetite for living was not so eager， from the continual example of the Struldbruggs before their eyes。That the system of living contrived by me was unreasonable and unjust， because it supposed a perpetuity of youth， health， and vigor， which no man could be so foolish to hope， however extravagant he might be in his wishes。 That， the question therefore was not whether a man would choose to be always in the prime of youth， attended with prosperity and health; but how he would pass a perpetual life under all the usual disadvantages which old age brings along with it。”On lawyers:“I said there was a society of men among us， bred up from their youth in the art of proving by words multiplied for the purpose， that white is black， and black is white， according as they are paid。 To this society all the rest of the people are slaves。 。。。It is a maxim among these lawyers， that whatever hath been done before， may legally be done again: and therefore they take special care to record all the decisions formerly made against common justice and the general reason of mankind。 These， under the name of precedents， they produce as authorities to justify the most iniquitous opinions; and the judges never fail of directing accordingly。 。。。It is likewise to be observed， that this society hath a peculiar cant and jargon of their own， that no other mortal can understand， and wherein all their laws are written， which they take special care to multiply; whereby they have wholly confounded the very essence of truth and falsehood， of right and wrong; so that it will take thirty years to decide whether the field， left me by my ancestors for six generations， belongs to me， or to a stranger three hundred miles off。”On man’s inhumanity:“A crew of pirates are driven by a storm they know not whither; at length a boy discovers land from the top-mast; they go on shore to rob and plunder; they see a harmless people， are entertained with kindness， they give the country a new name， they take formal possession of it for the King， they set up rotten plank or stone for a memorial， they murder two or three dozen of the natives， bring away a couple more by force for a sample， return home， and get their pardon。 Here commences a new dominion acquired with a title by Divine Right。 Ships are sent with their first opportunity; the natives driven out or destroyed， their princes tortured to discover their gold; a free license given to all acts of inhumanity and lust; the earth reeking with the blood of its inhabitants: and this execrable crew of butchers employed in so pious an expedition， is a modern colony sent to convert and civilize an idolatrous and barbarous people。”On politics:“And， he gave it for his opinion; that whoever could make two ears of corn， or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before; would deserve better of mankind， and do more essential service to his country， than the whole race of politicians put together。”On the poor:“。。。the Lilliputians think nothing can be more unjust， than that people， in subservience to their own appetites， should bring children into the world， and leave the burden of supporting them on the public。”On war:“Sometimes the quarrel between two princes is to decide which of them shall dispossess a third of his dominions， where neither of them pretend to any right。 。。。For these reasons， the trade of a soldier is held the most honorable of all others: because a soldier is a yahoo hired to kill in cold blood as many of his own species， who have never offended him， as possibly he can。 。。。I gave him a description of cannons， culverins， muskets， carabines， pistols， bullets， powder， swords， bayonets， battles， sieges， retreats， attacks， undermines， countermines， bombardments， sea-fights; ship sunk with a thousand men; twenty thousand killed on each side; dying groans， limbs flying in the air: smoke， noise， confusion， trampling to death under horses feet: flight， pursuit， victory; fields strewed with carcasses left for food to dogs， and wolves， and birds of prey; plundering， stripping， ravishing， burning and destroying。 。。。Although he hated the yahoos of this country， yet he no more blamed them for their odious qualities， than he did a Gnnayh （a bird of prey） for its cruelty， or a sharp stone for cutting his hoof。 But， when a creature pretending to reason， could be capable of such enormities， he dreaded lest the corruption of that faculty might be worse than brutality itself。 He seemed therefore confident， that instead of reason， we were only possessed of some quality fitted to increase our natural vices。。。”On the younger generation:“As every person called up [from the dead] made exactly the same appearance he had done in the world， it gave me melancholy reflections to observe how much the race of human kind was degenerate among us， within these hundred years past。 How the pox under all its consequences and denominations had altered every lineament of an English countenance; shortened the size of bodies， unbraced the nerves， relaxed the sinews and muscles， introduced a sallow complexion， and rendered the flesh loose and rancid。” 。。。more
Stephanie
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There was a lot more poo in this than I expected
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