Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 .
A Modest Proposal for Preventing the children of poor people in Ireland from being a burden to their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick.

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  • Essay 1 A MODEST PROPOSAL for Preventing the children of poor people in Ireland from being a burden to their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the public.