The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift/Volume 18/Dr. Swift on His Own Deafness
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WRITTEN BY DR. SWIFT,
ON HIS OWN DEAFNESS.
VERTIGINOSUS[1], inops, surdus, male gratus amicis;
Non campana sonans, tonitru non ab Jove missum,
Quod mage mirandum, saltem si credere fas est,
Non clamosa meas mulier jam percutit aures.