Swift’s Modest Proposal
Historical Events that Characterize the Period In the 18th century, Ireland was in economic ruin. Swift, in the “Modest Proposal,” recognized this reality, with the following observation: “it is a melancholy object to those, who walk through this great town (Dublin)…when they see the streets, the roads, and cabin-doors crowded with beggars of female sex, followed ... Read More
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