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by Jonathan Swift

A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland From Being a Burden on Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick,[1] commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal, is a…

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Posted By christi h #224913 at Jan 15, 2012 9:49 PM

why do Swift refuse to consider young boys as a replacement for venison?

is it they are required for breeding stock?
is it their meat would be too expensive.
is it they are needed as labor

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Posted By christi h #224913 at Jan 15, 2012 9:44 PM

why do Swift refuse to consider young boys as a replacement for venison?

is it they are required for breeding stock?
is it their meat would be too expensive.
is it they are needed as labor

A Modest Proposal and Other Satires | Answers: 3

 

Posted By christi h #224913 at Jan 15, 2012 9:09 PM

how does swift use irony to satirize anti-Catholic feelings?

is it he suggests that infant flesh will be more plentiful in March?
is it he proposes purchasing live children and dressing them hot from the knife?

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