Both Uses of
perpetuate
in
Gulliver's Travels
- That the system of living contrived by me, was unreasonable and unjust; because it supposed a perpetuity of youth, health, and vigour, which no man could be so foolish to hope, however extravagant he may be in his wishes.†
Chpt 3
- The reader will easily believe, that from what I had hear and seen, my keen appetite for perpetuity of life was much abated.†
Chpt 3 *
Definition:
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(perpetuate) to cause to continue