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Or just "Jonathan Swift (paraphrase)"

• Retr0spectrum 10y ago
  Good suggestion, I just edited my original comment.
• breischl 10y ago
  The construction to paraphrase Jonathan Swift, "quote goes here" is similar, but arguably a bit more readable.
• pvg 10y ago
  That makes it sound like the purpose of paraphrase is to give you license to misquote someone out of laziness, which it isn't. It's supposed to clarify meaning or, with direct quotes it's more often than not used to adapt a quote to the topic at hand.
  • NoGravitas 10y ago
    I think it does clarify meaning in this case: it translates from 18th century English to contemporary English, while retaining the sense of the original.
    • pvg 10y ago
      No.