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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Citatio for Jonathan Swift quotation

Anyone know the source of the Swift quote about "Every man desires to live long but no man wants to be old."?

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Hi, I suspect it would be "When I Come to Be Old" – Swift's resolutions. (1699) But I don't have access to the text. Clive

  • Hi, I suspect it would be "When I Come to Be Old" – Swift's resolutions.
  • (1699) But I don't have access to the text.
  • Clive
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Hi,

I suspect it would be

"When I Come to Be Old" – Swift's resolutions. (1699)

But I don't have access to the text.

Clive
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No, it's not. I found the text and it's not part of it.

Clive

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