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How Did Jonathan Swift Detest His Education

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Jonathan Swift was born into an English family on November 30, 1667 in Dublin. Shortly after he was born his father died leaving him, his mother and his sister reliant on his fathers family. He was raised for his first three years by a nurse while his mother was in England. Even though his mother left he was still put in the best schools Dublin could provide. However Swift detested school do to it’s rigorous education in Latin grammar and it’s use of corporal punishment. Later on he attended Trinity College in Dublin and graduated with no honors and a bachelor's degree. In 1689 Swift moved to England because of civil unrest that caused many protestants to flee from Ireland. In England he worked for Sir William Temple. Under Temple he was
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