Jonathan Swift Internet Search

5 Facts:

1.) Born in Dublin, Ireland.
2.) suffered from Meniere's Disease. 
3.)Worked as a dean in a catholic cathedral.
4.) Began undergrad college studies at age 14.
5.)His one love, Esther Johnson, was 15 years younger than Swift. They met when she was only 8 years old.

Citation for all facts: ("Jonathan Swift." 2013. The Biography Channel website. Oct 07 2013, 03:51http://www.biography.com/people/jonathan-swift-9500342.)
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Quote about Swift:
"Swift subjects to devastating satiric treatment the central tenets of thought--that man is innately good, that guided by modern science human beings will progress, and that progress depends upon deliverance from old beliefs that do not meet the test of reason."
(Crook, K., H. Erskine-Hill, and C. Fabricant. "Swift, Jonathan." Enlightenment Revolution. MediaWiki, 3 Apr. 2008. Web. 07 Oct. 2013. <http://enlightenment-revolution.org/index.php/Swift,_Jonathan>.)


Quote from Swift:
"There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake."
("Jonathan Swift Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2013. <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/jonathansw155273.html>.)