Houyhnhnms

The dreary world of the Houyhnhnms was about as good a Utopia as Swift could construct, granting that he neither believed in a “next world” nor could get any pleasure out of certain normal activities.

Politics vs. Literature: An Examination of Gulliver’s Travels 1946

It is impossible to consider this as a complete definition of the word Man, since (as before remarked) if we adhered to it we should be obliged to call the Houyhnhnms men; but as there happen to be no Houyhnhnms, this imperfect definition is sufficient to mark out and distinguish from all other things, the objects at present denoted by

A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive John Stuart Mill 1839

“I understand you well,” said my master: “it is now very plain, from all you have spoken, that whatever share of reason the Yahoos pretend to, the Houyhnhnms are your masters; I heartily wish our Yahoos would be so tractable.”

Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World 1726

As for his bearing toward Bert, it showed such affection, obedience, and intelligence, that it is not to be wondered at, if the boy sometimes asked himself if the "Houyhnhnms" of Gulliver's Travels had not their counterpart in nature, after all.

Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia Joseph Finnemore 1881

The word "Houyhnhnms" is the name given by Dean Swift to an imaginary race of horses endowed with reason.

St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 Various 1868

"I understand you well," said my master: "it is now very plain, from all you have spoken, that whatever share of reason the Yahoos pretend to, the Houyhnhnms are your masters; I heartily wish our

Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift 1706

"I understand you well," said my master: "it is now very plain, from all you have spoken, that whatever share of reason the Yahoos pretend to, the Houyhnhnms are your masters; I heartily wish our

Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift 1706

"I understand you well," said my master: "it is now very plain, from all you have spoken, that whatever share of reason the Yahoos pretend to, the Houyhnhnms are your masters; I heartily wish our

Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift 1706

Like Swift's Houyhnhnms, they cannot speak that which is not.

Embassytown by China Miéville – review 2011

It was a remarkable imaginative and intellectual achievement, taking in all four books so kids got to hear about Laputa, Glubbdubdrib, the Houyhnhnms and the Yahoos, as well as Lilliput and including a sea sequence shot in a pond on Hampstead Heath.

Gulliver's Travels – review 2010