I would say that the intended meaning of that hyperbole is that the speaker thinks that the colonists are being unfairly treated by the British government.
Credent definition: believing or believable.
This quote means that, just like a swan is clumsy when walking, we are clumsy when living this life since it is not our natural state, as explained below.
<h3>What is the quote about?</h3>
The quote compares us while living this life to a swan walking. First, we need to understand that a swan looks graceful and elegant while swimming, but clumsy while walking.
The author makes that comparison to say that we live this life in a clumsy way because it is not our natural state. However, once we die, we are freed from all the pain and hardship and, like a swan in the water, we go back to our true element.
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