The word Houyhnhnm, in their tongue, signifies a horse, and in its etymology, the perfection of nature. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels] Reference
The word Houyhnhnm, in their tongue, signifies a HORSE, and, in its etymology, the PERFECTION OF NATURE. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World] Reference
(The name "Houyhnhnm," incidentally, was Swift's rendition of the sound of a horse's whinny.). From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
My post at Houyhnhnm Land on The Horizontal Moon is in it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-07-01] Reference
Not with the Houyhnhnms, because at this time Gulliver has not seen a Houyhnhnm. From Wordnik.com. [Politics vs. Literature: An Examination of Gullivers Travels] Reference
So in looking for a reason for Ed's ability to talk, I found a doozy - Ed was a Houyhnhnm from "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift. From Wordnik.com. ["LOST" IN THOUGHT] Reference
The Houyhnhnm, his master, assists in teaching him. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World] Reference
He could easily conceive that a Houyhnhnm grew weak and heavy. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels] Reference
Houyhnhnm kept two young ones in a kennel, and brought them to such. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels] Reference
Houyhnhnms, because at this time Gulliver has not seen a Houyhnhnm. From Wordnik.com. [Collected Essays] Reference
Houyhnhnm tongue, waiting for what was going to happen to get about it. From Wordnik.com. [Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters] Reference
Houyhnhnm, and seemed in his words and actions to discover some glimmerings of reason. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels] Reference
He was sure no Houyhnhnm alive could make such a vessel, nor would trust Yahoos to manage it. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels] Reference
'True, true; ay, too true,' replied the Dominie, his Houyhnhnm laugh sinking into a hysterical giggle. From Wordnik.com. [Guy Mannering — Complete] Reference
The pony travelled like a glorified Houyhnhnm and we have brought a second male servant to take care of him. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II] Reference
How is it, we ask of those more intimately acquainted with the metaphysics of the Houyhnhnm than we pretend to be?. From Wordnik.com. [Rookwood] Reference
And then Miss Gittens came bumping by on the grey, and, before I could interfere, my Houyhnhnm was off like a shot in pursuit. From Wordnik.com. [The Talking Horse And Other Tales] Reference
The rulers of Houyhnhnmland, in contrast, are the Houyhnhnm, a refined, sensitive, and deeply ethical people who just happen to be horses. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
Then the bay tried me with a second word, much harder to be pronounced; but reducing it to the English orthography, may be spelt thus, Houyhnhnm. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels] Reference
So I found myself the involuntary possessor of a Houyhnhnm, or something even worse, and I walked back to my rooms in Park Street in a state of stupor. From Wordnik.com. [The Talking Horse And Other Tales] Reference
With Houyhnhnm Land I really am trying to break into new ways of doing history of philosophy, taking it to new heights through new interactions, new methods, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Siris] Reference
"The Squire says you know a good deal about horses, so I suppose you understand the Houyhnhnm language?. From Wordnik.com. [St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878] Reference
Houyhnhnm, and seemed, in his words and actions, to discover some glimmerings of reason.”. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World] Reference
He was sure no Houyhnhnm alive could make such a vessel, nor would trust Yahoos to manage it.”. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World] Reference
To thee, we wretches of the Houyhnhnm band. From Wordnik.com. [The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2] Reference
I farther improved in the Houyhnhnm tongue. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World] Reference
To hymn harmonious Houyhnhnm through the nose. From Wordnik.com. [The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2] Reference
Houyhnhnm, his master, assists in teaching him. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World] Reference
And let each grateful Houyhnhnm neigh thy praise. From Wordnik.com. [The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2] Reference
I'd call thee Houyhnhnm, that high-sounding name. From Wordnik.com. [The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2] Reference
Houyhnhnm laugh sinking into a hysterical giggle. From Wordnik.com. [Guy Mannering] Reference
The author conducted by a Houyhnhnm to his house. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World] Reference
Houyhnhnm. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Houyhnhnm. From Wordnik.com. [Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World] Reference
Houyhnhnm, horsenostrilled. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
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