Jonathan Swift Quote

He gave the little wealth he had
To build a house for fools and mad;
And showed, by one satiric touch,
No nation wanted it so much.


'Verses on the Death of Dr Swift' (1731) l. 538


He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad; And showed, by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much.

He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad; And showed, by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much.

He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad; And showed, by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much.

He gave the little wealth he had To build a house for fools and mad; And showed, by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much.