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An Epigram Inscribed To The Honourable Sergeant Kite

By Jonathan Swift

Topics: classic

In your indignation what mercy appears,     While Jonathan's threaten'd with loss of his ears;     For who would not think it a much better choice,     By your knife to be mangled than rack'd with your voice.     If truly you [would] be revenged on the parson,     Command his attendance while you act your farce on;     Instead of your maiming, your shooting, or banging,     Bid Povey[1] secure him while you are haranguing.     Had this been your method to torture him, long since,     He had cut his own ears to be deaf to your nonsense.

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About Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) was an Irish satirist, essayist, and poet. Best known for "Gulliver's Travels," his poetry includes "A Description of a City Shower" and "Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift." His sharp wit and moral indignation made him one of the greatest satirists in English.

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