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Originally Posted by sarettah
I am sure whatever Trump said about Africa was something like "Great country. A lot of great talent comes from there, and they have Lions too
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so geographers in Afric-maps
with savage pictures fill their gaps
and o’er unhabitable downs
place elephants for want of towns
-Jonathan Swift
I really like Swift. he had fun with words but the above is iconic for a very diff reason. since Trump was brought up by the OP, another lil ditty that is oddly apt so many centuries later
(the first one I have memorized, this one I did a copy/paste but both from the same book)
To Statesmen would you give a Wipe,
You print it in Italick Type.
When Letters are in vulgar Shapes,
’Tis ten to one the Wit escapes;
But when in CAPITALS exprest,
The dullest Reader smokes the Jest;