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'''A Modest Proposal''' is a [[satire|satirical]] pamphlet published in 1729 by Irish writer [[Jonathan Swift]].  It opens by discussing the plight of Irish tenants, then discusses how this plight can be assuaged by having the tenants sell their children to their English landlords for use as a new delicacy.

'''''A Modest Proposal''''' is a [[satire|satirical]] pamphlet published in 1729 by Irish writer [[Jonathan Swift]].  It opens by discussing the plight of Irish tenants, then discusses how this plight can be assuaged by having the tenants sell their children to their English landlords for use as a new delicacy.

Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.

Swift maintains a steady logical argument throughout his "proposal" of this shocking expedient, which makes the satire all the more effective.

==External Links==

==External Links==

[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1080 "A Modest Proposal" at Project Gutenburg]

[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1080 ''A Modest Proposal'' at Project Gutenburg]

[[category:literature]]

[[category:literature]]