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TALE OF A TUB

\tˈe͡ɪl əvə tˈʌb], \tˈe‍ɪl əvə tˈʌb], \t_ˈeɪ_l ə_v_ə t_ˈʌ_b]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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A satire written by Dean Swift, exhibiting mediaeval corruption, and the various results of the Reformation ; to divert the followers of Hobbes from injuring the vessel of the State ; as a tub is thrown out to divert a whale.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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