Books, the children of the brain. ✨ Jonathan Swift (2011). Gulliver's …

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Books, the children of the brain. ✨ Jonathan Swift (2011). Gulliver's Travels and Other Writings, p.372, Bantam Classics
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Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind. ✨ Jonathan Swift, Frank H. Ellis (2006). A Tale of a Tub: The Battle of the Books ; The Mechanical Operation … ▶
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Books, the children of the brain. ✨ Jonathan Swift (2011). Gulliver's Travels and Other Writings, p.372, Bantam Classics

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