They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld. Illustration from Gulliver's Travels published
They were the most mortifying sight I ever beheld. The name struldbrug is given to those humans in the nation of Luggnagg who are born seemingly normal, but are in fact immortal. However, although struldbrugs do not die, they do continue aging. Swift's work depicts the evil of immortality without eternal youth. Illustration from Gullivers Travels published
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