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The two maxims of any great man at court are, always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word.
Jonathan Swift
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Jonathan Swift
Age: 77 †
Born: 1667
Born: November 30
Died: 1745
Died: October 19
Essayist
Human Rights Activist
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Dublin city
Isaac Bickerstaff
M. B. Drapier
Lemuel Gulliver
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