Explanation:
I reflected what a mortification it must prove to me to appear as inconsiderable. in this nation, as one single Lilliputian would be among us.
Answer: These lines occur in Chapter 1, Part 2 of Jonathan Swift's famous satirical work Gulliver's Travels. Gulliver here tells us about his being considered inconsiderable by the Brobdingnagians.
When Gulliver was in the land of the Lilliputs, he found their people of the tiniest size. He was called there the “Man Mountain". They looked upon him as the greatest prodigy that ever appeared in the World. But when he came to the land of the Brobdingnag, he found himself in the position of the Lilliputians because the people here were giant-sized and monster-like. He was to them a Lilliput and he would be not more than a morsel in the mouth of the first among those enormous Barbarians. He considered it as a misfortune and thought that it would have been better not to undertake this venture. He was terrified and felt distressed. Human creatures are observed to be more savage and cruel in proportion to their bulk. It was the reason of his terror and he realized that the philosophers were right in thinking that greatness or littleness would depend on the comparison. He felt very much scared and confounded. The truth came to light and he realized what trial he was going to face.
In this way, Swift has presented that Gulliver, who was the man - mountain to the Lilliput, had become a Lilliput to the savage monsters. Philosophically he realizes that largeness or smallness is determined by comparison. At the same time, it becomes clear to the readers that Brobdingnags are monster-like barbarians.
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