Jonathan Swift
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| - | '''Jonathan Swift''' ([[November 30]], [[1667]] – [[October 19]], [[1745]]) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[cleric]], [[satire|satirist]], [[essay]]ist, political [[pamphleteer]] (first for Whigs then for Tories), and poet, famous for works like ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' and ''[[A Modest Proposal]]''. Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the [[English language]], although he is less well known for his [[poetry]]. | + | '''Jonathan Swift''' ([[November 30]], [[1667]] – [[October 19]], [[1745]]) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[cleric]], [[satire|satirist]], [[essay]]ist, political [[pamphleteer]] (first for Whigs then for Tories), and [[poet]], famous for works like ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' and ''[[A Modest Proposal]]''. Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the [[English language]], although he is less well known for his [[poetry]]. |
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Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745) was an Irish cleric, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for Whigs then for Tories), and poet, famous for works like Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal. Swift is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English language, although he is less well known for his poetry.
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