The narrator of this work teases that there is a great mystery in the number of times the letter "O" appears in it, multiplied by seven and divided by nine, challenging princes to lock seven scholars up for seven years so that they can write seven commentaries on this text.
The narrator of this work teases that there is a great mystery in the number of times the letter "O" appears in it, multiplied by seven and divided by nine, challenging princes to lock seven scholars up for seven years so that they can write seven commentaries on this text. This work discusses how a great prince turned into a tyrant when the capture of his lover by an enemy caused his disused semen to build up, ascend his body, and infect his brain, in its oft-excerpted "Digression on Madness." In the preface to this work, its narrator describes the maritime custom of throwing the title object toward a whale, symbolic of the Hobbes's Leviathan, to divert its attention from boats. Peer pressure forces the main characters of this work to add shoulder-knots, silver fringes, Indian figures, and other silly ornaments to the marvelous (*) coats that they inherit. This work's three main characters, Peter, Martin, and Jack, are stand-ins for Saint Peter, Martin Luther, and John Calvin. For 10 points, name this satire of Christian denominational strife, the first major work by Jonathan Swift.
The narrator of this work teases that there is a great mystery in the number of times the letter "O" appears in it, multiplied by seven and divided by nine, challenging princes to lock seven scholars up for seven years so that they can write seven commentaries on this text.
A Tale of a Tub