Who Giants know, with lesser Men 1
Are incomplete, and shy－
For Greatness, that is ill at ease
In minor Company－
A Smaller, could not be perturbed－5
The Summer Gnat displays－
Unconscious that his single Fleet
Do not comprise the skies－
Are incomplete, and shy－
For Greatness, that is ill at ease
In minor Company－
A Smaller, could not be perturbed－5
The Summer Gnat displays－
Unconscious that his single Fleet
Do not comprise the skies－
(F.848/J.796)
[1] Giants:: those human beings same as Gulliver, who had read the Gulliver's Travels. lesser Men:: people of Lilliput no more than six inches high.
[2–4] incomplete, shy, ill at ease:: the situation of Gulliver in Lilliput.
[5] A Smaller:: Gulliver in Brobdingnag with people of 72 feet tall. not be perturbed:: Gulliver cannot afford any disturbance in Brobdingnag.
[6] Summer Gnat:: the insignificant (gnat) who sees little (only summer). People of Laputa knew only music and mathematics.
[7, 8] his single Fleet, skies:: the flying island of Laputa.