Swift ain't sweet

But, because I am resolved, by all means, to avoid giving offense to any party whatever, I will leave off discoursing so closely to the letter as I have hitherto done, and go on for the future by the way of allegory; […] Therefore, if you please, from henceforward, instead of the term ass, we shall make use of gifted or enlightened teacher; and the word rider we will exchange for that of fanatic auditory, or any other denomination of the like import.

"Mechanical Operation of the Spirit", in A modest proposal and other satirical works.