He had been eight years upon a project for extracting

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He had been eight years upon a project for extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers, which were to be put into vials hermetically sealed, and let out to warm the air in raw, inclement summers. - Jonathan Swift

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English novelist. Lived 1667 - 1745

Born:30th November, 1667
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Starsign: Sagittarius

Author Keywords: Novelist, English

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