Explanation:
But I soon rejected that project with horror, by remembering the oath I had made to the Emperor, the favours I received from him, and the high Title of Nardac he conferred upon me.
Answer: These lines, taken from Chapter 7, Part 1 of Swift's famous satirical work Gulliver's Travels, throw light on Gulliver's thought of taking revenge on the Emperor of the Lilliputs as he impeached him and decided to make him blind.
Gulliver faced the victimization of the Court intrigue. The Court came up with the verdict of punishing Gulliver for discharging urine and extinguishing fire in the royal palace. Gulliver knew that the whole strength of the Empire could hardly subdue him. He might easily shatter the metropolis with stones pelt. But he was not ungrateful and could not forget the favors, he received from the monarch. So he rejected the plan to shatter the metropolis to pieces. When he was allowed to be free he took the oath that he would never do any harm to the country. He received favors from the Emperor and was conferred the high title of Nardac on him.
Here the author exhibits the form of Court intrigue and how an innocent man like Gulliver paid dearly for that. Gulliver had the strength to shatter the kingdom of the Lilliput but his gratitude towards the Emperor prevented him from taking such a step. So he dropped his plan of taking revenge on the Emperor. Jealousy and envy pave the path to destruction. Swift has presented these blemishes of human character through humor and satire.
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