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Part 1, Chapter 1 of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan. 1.

Part 1. A Voyover's Travels.

Part 1. A Voyage to Lilleput.

My father had a small estate in Nottinghamshire. I was the third of five sons.

He sent me to Emmanuel College in Cambridge at 14 years old, where I resided three years and applied myself close to my studies, but the charge

of maintaining me, although I had a very scanty allowance, being too great for a narrow fortune,

I was bound apprentice to Mr. James Bates, an eminent surgeon in London, with whom I continued four years.

My father now and then sending me small sums of money, I laid them out in learning navigation and

other parts of the mathematics useful to those who intend to travel.

As I had always believed it would be some time or other my fortune to do.

When I left Mr. Bates, I went down to my father, where by the assistance of him and my Uncle John and some other relations, I got 40 pounds and a promise of 30 pounds a year to maintain

me at Leiden. There I studied physic two years and seven months, knowing it would be useful in long voyages.

Soon after my return from Leiden, I was recommended by my good master, Mr. Bates, to be a surgeon

to the swallow, Captain Abraham Panel, commander, with whom I continued three years and a half,

making a voyage or two into the Levant and some other parts.

When I came back I resolved to settle in London, to which Mr. Bates my master encouraged

me, and by him I was recommended to several patients. I took part of a small house in the old jewelry and being advised to alter my condition, I married Mrs Mary Burton, second daughter to Mr. Edmund Burton, Hozier, in Newgate Street, with whom I received 400 pounds for a portion. But my good

master Bates dying in two years after and I having few friends my business

began to fail, for my conscience would not suffer me to initiate

the bad practice of too many among my brethren, having therefore consulted with my wife and

some of my acquaintance, I determined to go again to sea.

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