...though a great wit) is well worth remarking. In order to render the nature of man odious, and the natnre of beafts amiable, he is compelled to give human characters...to his beafts, and beaftly characters to his men. So that we are to admire the beafts, not for being beafts, but amiable men ; and to deceit the men,...

...a great wit) is well worth remarking. In order to render the nature of maa odious, and the r.ature of beafts amiable, he is compelled to give human characters...to his beafts, and beaftly characters to his men. So that we are to admire the beafts, not for being beafts, but amiable men ; and to detelt the men,...

...I mean relative to his Houyhnhnms and Yahoos) to be a worfe book to perufe, than thofe which we are forbid, as the moft flagitious and obfcene. One abfurdity...amiable, he is compelled to give human characters to h>s beafts, and beaftjy characters to his men : fo that we are to ad.mire the beafts, not for being...

...from the pen of any commentator. He firft aflbmes that the end propofed by Swift in this fable, is, to render the nature of man odious, and the nature of beafts amiable. This furely was a moft unaccountable defign in any human creature ; and before it can be admitted,...

...wretched philofopher, though a great wit) is well worth remarking; in. order to render the nature of men odious, and the nature of beafts amiable, he is compelled to give human charafters to his beafts, and beaftly charafters to his men; fo that we are to admire the beafts, not...

...wretched philofopher, though a great wit) is well worth remarking ; in order to render the nature of men odious, and the nature of beafts amiable, he is compelled to give human charadters to his beafts, and beaftly charafters to his men ; fo that we are to admire the beafts,...