Wanting to see the ancients most famous for wit and learning, Gulliver set aside a whole day. He asked for Homer and Aristotle to appear at the head of all their commentators.
But there were so many commentators that several hundred had to wait in the courtyard and the outer rooms of the palace.
Gulliver knew the two heroes at first sight. He could tell them from the crowd and from each other. Homer was the taller and more handsome, and walked very upright for his age. His eyes were the quickest and most piercing Gulliver had ever seen.