 ... scheme, that it will prevent those voluntary abortions, and that horrid practice of women murdering their bastard children, alas, too frequent among us, sacrificing the poor innocent babes, I doubt, more to avoid the expense than the shame, which...  The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D. ...: With Notes, Historical and ... - Page 46by Jonathan Swift - 1812Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 442 pages
...innocent babes, I doubt more to avoid avoid the expense than the shame, which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast. The number...couple, whose wives are breeders ; from which number I Mibtract thirty thousand couple, who are able to maintain their own children, (although I apprehend... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 314 pages
...the poor innocent babes, I doubt more to avoid the expense than the shame, which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast. The number...thirty thousand couple, who are able to maintain their own children, (although I apprehend there cannot be so many under the present distresses of the kingdom)... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 506 pages
...the poor innocent babes, I doubt more to avoid the expense than the shame, which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast. The number...calculate there may be about two hundred thousand thousand couple whose wives are breeders; from which number I subtract thirty thousand .couple; who... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 610 pages
...the poor innocent babes, I doubt more to avoid the expence than the shame, which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast. The number...thirty thousand couple, who are able to maintain their own children (although I apprehend there cannot be so many, under the present distresses of the kingdom)... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 376 pages
...innocent young habes, I doubt, more to avoid the expence than the shame, which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast. The number of souls in Ireland being usually reckoned at one million and a half ; of these I calculate there may be about... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1824 - 540 pages
...the poor innocent babes, I doubt more to avoid the expense than the shame, which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast. The number...million and a half, of these I calculate there may be.about two hundred thousand couple whose wives are breeders ; from which number I subtract thirty... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 900 pages
...the poor innocent babes I doubt more to avoid the expense than the shame, which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast. The number...and a half, of these I calculate there may be about 200,000 couple whose wives are breeders ; from which number I subtract 30,000 couple who are able to... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe - 1859 - 686 pages
...expense than the shame, which would move tears and pity in the /• most savage and inhuman breast. (-f The number of souls in this kingdom being usually...and a half, of these I calculate there may be about 200,000 couple whose wives are breeders ; from which number I substract ' 30,000 couple who are able... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1861 - 810 pages
...the poor innocent babes I doubt more to avoid the expense than the shame, which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast. The number...and a half, of these I calculate there may be about 200,000 couple whose wives are breeders ; from which number I substract 30,000 couple who are able... | |
 | Patrick Lavelle - 1870 - 570 pages
...time it was written. " The number of souls," writes he, " in this kingdom being usually reckoned me million and a half, of these I calculate there may...thirty thousand couple who are able to maintain their own. children (although I apprehend there Cannot • « Muinu Controlled. " f "Modest Proposal." be... | |
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