Comments on: “Mob” Mentality, from Jonathan Swift to Karl Rove http://blog.oup.com/2007/08/mob/ Introducing brilliant authors to the blogosphere. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:43:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Charles Bellemare http://blog.oup.com/2007/08/mob/comment-page-1/#comment-31123 Charles Bellemare Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:52:44 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/08/mob/#comment-31123 Fascinating website. Thank you. I was wondering if you would agree with me that Swift was probably joking when he wrote, “I have done my utmost for some Years past, to stop the Progress of Mob … but have been plainly born down by Numbers, and betrayed by those who promised to assist." Numbers? Promises betrayed? Sounds like a fickle crowd to me. If your characterisation of his words as doleful signals that you were joking too, I'll just get me coat. Fascinating website. Thank you.

I was wondering if you would agree with me that Swift was probably joking when he wrote, “I have done my utmost for some Years past, to stop the Progress of Mob … but have been plainly born down by Numbers, and betrayed by those who promised to assist.” Numbers? Promises betrayed? Sounds like a fickle crowd to me.

If your characterisation of his words as doleful signals that you were joking too, I’ll just get me coat.

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