EPISODE · Apr 19, 2026 · 10 MIN
A Tale of a Tub Section 7
from The Jonathan Swift Library · host Jonathan Swift
In which the author indulges in a learned discourse on the merits and fashions of digressions, likening them to the artful concoctions of a refined cuisine and the bustling multiplicity of modern learning. He surveys the landscape of contemporary scholarship with a wry eye, noting how the accumulation and indexing of knowledge serve both as a convenience and a symptom of an era pressed for original matter.
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In which the author indulges in a learned discourse on the merits and fashions of digressions, likening them to the artful concoctions of a refined cuisine and the bustling multiplicity of modern learning. He surveys the landscape of contemporary scholarship with a wry eye, noting how the accumulation and indexing of knowledge serve both as a convenience and a symptom of an era pressed for original matter.
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A Tale of a Tub Section 7
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