(Donne, line 4) realizing that their "blood mingling" in the flea symbolizes them being one, presumably a reflection from the concept of sex during their period. In the next stanza, he puts his reasoning into action simply by arguing that they should have sex because something equivalent had already happened in the body of a flea. ... (Donne, line 10-11), a reference for the Christian notion of marriage, which declares that man and woman shall be one flesh. ... Donne sites, "And cloister"d in these living walls of jet And sacrilege, three sins in killing three" (Donne, line 15, 18), bot...

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This last line in particular gives the reader a clear understanding that his intent is to make a statement about the way the Irish are treated by the more wealthy and powerful British. ... Well, Swift's audience will have a better understanding of his reasoning after reading Chapter 6 of "The Character of Swift's Satire". ...

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