All 3 Uses of
profess
in
Gulliver's Travels
- He professed both to abominate and despise all mystery, refinement, and intrigue, either in a prince or a minister.†
Chpt 2 *
- He received my proposition with more compliance than is usual among writers, especially those of the projecting species, professing "he would be glad to receive further information."†
Chpt 3
- But he added, "that since I professed so inviolable an attachment to truth, I must give him my word and honour to bear him company in this voyage, without attempting any thing against my life; or else he would continue me a prisoner till we arrived at Lisbon."†
Chpt 4
Definition:
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(profess) to claim (openly state) -- sometimes insincerely