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mock (make fun of); or the language or behavior that does so
- It was in vain to discover my resentments, which were always turned into ridicule; and I was forced to rest with patience, while my noble and beloved country was so injuriously treated.Part 2 — A Voyage to Brobdingnag (74% in)
- His excellency observed my countenance to clear up; he told me, with a sigh, "that there his estate began, and would continue the same, till we should come to his house: that his countrymen ridiculed and despised him, for managing his affairs no better, and for setting so ill an example to the kingdom; which, however, was followed by very few, such as were old, and wilful, and weak like himself."Part 3 — A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, .... (36% in)
- Neither shall I disown, that in speaking I am apt to fall into the voice and manner of the Houyhnhnms, and hear myself ridiculed on that account, without the least mortification.Part 4 — A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnms (76% in)
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