From Poetical Works, by Jonathan Swift
HIS WIT
"His wit contracted to a narrow span,
A yard of idiot to an inch of man."
From The Swan Tripe Club in Dublin: A Satire
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- I'm a bookseller and a used books buyer of more than 30 years experience and a lifelong bibliophile. I've been married in all but legality to my husband Allen for more than 35 years.
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