Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift
Peter Kuper
A Modest Proposal
For Preventing The Children of Poor People from Being A Burden to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public.
Essay by Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), Illustrations by Peter Kuper (1958-)
It is a melancholy object to those, who walk through this great town, or travel in the country, when they see the streets crowded with beggars. Having turned my thoughts upon this important subject, I fortunately fell upon this proposal, which is wholly new, and of no expense. I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts, which I hope will not be liable to the least objection.
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