Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.

10 posts

Barely Imaginable

by Jonathan Swift and others in Figures of Speech Feb 3, 2023 — 6 min read

What makes you write today? Wrong turns, bad moves or a desire to learn? planksip® is an organic platform for authors and academics. Welcome.

Risk Over Reward Equals Crime or Punishment or Victatorship

by Niccolò Machiavelli and others in Figures of Speech Feb 2, 2023 — 5 min read

Distancing from danger is a pragmatic approach to self preservation, unique to every living cell. Reading, on the ther hand is a luxury unique to Sapiens. What is your excuse?

Excuse Me Sir; You Dropped Your Pocket

by Jonathan Swift and Paulo Coelho in Figures of Speech Aug 24, 2022 — 3 min read

It's a Given!

by Jonathan Swift and others in Figures of Speech Jul 17, 2022 — 9 min read

Hypocritical Justice

by Blaise Pascal and others in Figures of Speech Jun 19, 2022 — 3 min read

Ephemeral Return

by Omar Khayyam and others in Figures of Speech May 18, 2022 — 2 min read