Nature

On a Circle

by Jonathan Swift 1667–1745

Nature

I'm up and down, and round about,
Yet all the world can't find me out;
Though hundreds have employ'd their leisure,
They never yet could find my measure.
I'm found almost in every garden,
Nay, in the compass of a farthing.
There's neither chariot, coach, nor mill,
Can move an inch except I will.

MLA

Swift, Jonathan. “On a Circle.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/175/.

Chicago

Swift, Jonathan. “On a Circle.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swift/175/.

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