A political cartoon contrasting American liberty and French liberty.

The Contrast Between American Liberty and French Liberty

A political cartoon contrasting American liberty and French liberty.

From Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver finds himself in the land of Brobdingnag, where the people there are sixty feet tall.

Gulliver's Travels

From Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver finds himself in the land of Brobdingnag, where the people…

"Lucian, the humorous satirist, was a native of Samosata, in Syria, and flourished towards the end of the second century. In early life he was a sculptor, but later applied himself to the study of literature and philosophy. He was an extensive traveler, and seems to have traversed Asia Minor, Greece, Italy, and Gaul, teaching and studying human nature. After having amassed wealth as a wandering sophist, he settled down in Athens, when about forty years of age, and devoted himself to those satirical and humorous works which have made his name famous." — The Delphian Society, 1913

Lucian

"Lucian, the humorous satirist, was a native of Samosata, in Syria, and flourished towards the end of…

(1667-1745) English satirist and author.

Jonathan Swift

(1667-1745) English satirist and author.