gulliver calls the captain "an honest gentleman who had some tincture of learning". Do you agree? Why? Why not?

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this question is given by our teacher from the novel gullivers travel written by jonanthon swift.

Asked by Nakshatra Y #451103 on 6/20/2015 5:42 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 6/20/2015 7:55 PM

Answered by Aslan on 6/20/2015 7:55 PM

Gulliver had a university education and was considered a good surgeon. Most people during that era were uneducated and illiterate.