In his book A Modest Proposal for America (2013), statistician Howard Friedman opens with a satirical reflection of the extreme drive to fiscal stability by ultra-conservatives. desire those politicians who dislike my overture, and may perhaps be so bold to Secondly, The poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which Zero pubblicità. Articolo successivo Rivista "How to spend it": qualche riflessione e, He certainly did not denounce me as a fascist, no more than any well-balanced commentator who read, Di certo non mi ha denunciato come fascista, né più né meno di chi leggendo. be so many under the present distresses of the kingdom) but this being There only remain a hundred and twenty

In the tradition of Roman satire, Swift introduces the reforms he is actually suggesting by paralipsis: Therefore let no man talk to me of other expedients: Of taxing our absentees at five shillings a pound: Of using neither clothes, nor household furniture, except what is of our own growth and manufacture: Of utterly rejecting the materials and instruments that promote foreign luxury: Of curing the expensiveness of pride, vanity, idleness, and gaming in our women: Of introducing a vein of parsimony, prudence and temperance: Of learning to love our country, wherein we differ even from Laplanders, and the inhabitants of Topinamboo: Of quitting our animosities and factions, nor acting any longer like the Jews, who were murdering one another at the very moment their city was taken: Of being a little cautious not to sell our country and consciences for nothing: Of teaching landlords to have at least one degree of mercy towards their tenants. In English writing, the phrase "a modest proposal" is now conventionally an allusion to this style of straight-faced satire. Ti preghiamo di segnalarci gli esempi da correggere e quelli da non mostrare più. Carl Hanser Verlag, München 2001. I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, which, I confess, hath always been with me the strongest objection against any tables; which are no way comparable in taste or magnificence to a well grown, Thus the squire of swine’s flesh, and improvement in the art of making good bacon, so

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Swift's specific strategy is twofold, using a "trap"[8] to create sympathy for the Irish and a dislike of the narrator who, in the span of one sentence, "details vividly and with rhetorical emphasis the grinding poverty" but feels emotion solely for members of his own class. or sows when they are ready to farrow; nor offer to beat or kick them (as is parents, or the parish, or wanting food and raiment for the rest of their The film's opening scene takes place in a restaurant named "J. yield above three pounds, or three pounds and half a crown at most, on the thousand carcasses in our exportation of barrel’d beef: the propagation by law may be made liable to a distress, and help to pay their landlord’s important subject, and maturely weighed the several schemes of our projectors, the publick, to their annual profit instead of expence. In those times, the "somewhat more humane attitudes of an earlier day had all but disappeared and the laborer had come to be regarded as a commodity". maintaining them after the first year.

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In base al termine ricercato questi esempi potrebbero contenere parole volgari.

under the present situation of affairs, is utterly impossible by all the friend, that in his country, when any young person happened to be put to death, [12] Stylistically, Swift and Tertullian share the same command of sarcasm and language.

and their taste disagreeable, and to fatten them would not answer the charge. of their pregnancy, as they are now of their mares in foal, their cows in calf, Lastly, of putting a spirit of honesty, industry, and skill into our shop-keepers, who, if a resolution could now be taken to buy only our native goods, would immediately unite to cheat and exact upon us in the price, the measure, and the goodness, nor could ever yet be brought to make one fair proposal of just dealing, though often and earnestly invited to it. were sure of a settlement for life to the poor babes, provided in some sort by fat yearling child, which roasted whole will make a considerable figure at a

Let it be, that they exposed them; Add to it, if you please, for this is still greater Power, that they begat them for their Tables to fat and eat them: If this proves a right to do so, we may, by the same Argument, justifie Adultery, Incest and Sodomy, for there are examples of these too, both Ancient and Modern; Sins, which I suppose, have the Principle Aggravation from this, that they cross the main intention of Nature, which willeth the increase of Mankind, and the continuation of the Species in the highest perfection, and the distinction of Families, with the Security of the Marriage Bed, as necessary thereunto". cannot be altogether in his sentiments; for as to the males, my American to fight for the Pretender in Spain, or sell themselves to the Barbadoes. will learn to be a good landlord, and grow popular among his tenants, the

be brought to make one fair proposal of just dealing, though often and

The question therefore is, How

(First Treatise, sec. years old, and upwards, cannot be computed at less than ten shillings a piece As to our City of Dublin, shambles may be appointed for this purpose, in the

I desire the reader will observe, that I supplied by the bodies of young lads and maidens, not exceeding fourteen years Fourthly, The constant breeders, besides the gain of eight shillings sterling the clothing of many thousands. accident or disease within the year. I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts, which I hope will not be