Quote#Solitude
He is taller by almost the breadth of my nail, than any of his court,…
Quote byJonathan Swift · 1667–1745
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Gulliver's Travels (1726), On the Emperor of Lilliput, in Voyage to Lilliput, Ch. 2.
English (original)
He is taller by almost the breadth of my nail, than any of his court, which alone is enough to strike an awe into the beholders.
— Jonathan Swift
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