1. A Modest Proposal
= 120,000 2) For Example: How much will it cost to raise a child? 2 shillings How much will a gentleman pay for the "carcass of a good fat child"? ... Fifthly, good food will increase the business at taverns. ... This is true because his youngest child is nine, past the age of one, so she would be too rough to eat. He also cannot profit from his proposal because his wife is past child bearing. ...
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- Grade Level: High School