“A tale of a tub : written for the universal improvement of mankind ; to which is added, An account of a battel between the antient and modern books in St. James's Library” (Publication, 1704)

Swift, Jonathan. A tale of a tub [ID D27120].
Er schreibt : "I do also advertise the most reverend fathers the Eastern missionaries that I have purely for their sakes made use of such words and phrases as will best admit an easy turn into any of the Oriental languages, especially the Chinese. And so I proceed with great content of mind upon reflecting how much emolument this whole globe of earth is like to reap by my labours."
"Talking one day of Chinese waggons, which were made so light as to sail over mountains, "Z---nds," said Peter, "where's the wonder of that ?"