 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 448 pagina’s
...begging; and it is exactly at one year old that I propose to provide for them in such a manner, a?, instead of being a charge upon their parents, or the...couple, whose wives are breeders; from which number I subtract thirty thousand couple, who are able to maintain their own children, (although I apprehend... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 314 pagina’s
...bastard children, alasl too frequent among us, sacrificing the poor innocent babes, I doubt more to avoid the expense than the shame, which would move...couple, whose wives are breeders ; from which number I subtract thirty thousand couple, who are able to maintain their own children, (although I apprehend... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 506 pagina’s
...bastard children, alas too frequent among us! sacrificing the poor innocent babes, I doubt more to avoid the expense than the shame, which would move...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 - 1812 - 508 pagina’s
...the poor innocent babes, I doubt more to avoid the expense than the shame, which would move tem•s and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast. The...couple, whose wives are breeders ; from which number I subtract thirty thousand couple, who are able to maintain their own children, (although I apprehend... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 334 pagina’s
...the poor innocent babes, I doubt more to avoid the expense than the shame, which would move tears aud pity in the most savage and inhuman breast. The number...couple, whose wives are breeders ; from which number I subtract thirty thousand couple, who are able to maintain their on a children, (although I apprehend... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 610 pagina’s
...alas too frequent among us ! sacrificing the poor innocent babes, I doubt more to avoid the expence than the shame, which would move tears and pity in...couple, whose wives are breeders; from which number I subtract thirty thousand couple, who are able to maintain their own children (although I apprehend... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 598 pagina’s
...alas too frequent among us ! sacrificing the poor innocent babes, I doubt more to avoid the expence than the shame, which would move tears and pity in...inhuman breast. The number of souls in this kingdom b^ing usually reckoned one million and a half, of. these I calculate there may be about two hundred... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1823 - 376 pagina’s
...too frequent among us ; sacrificing the poor innocent young habes, I doubt, more to avoid the expence than the shame, which would move tears and pity in...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 pagina’s
...bastarcl children, alas, too frequent among us ! sacrificing the poor innocent babes, I doubt more to avoid the expense than the shame, which would move...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 pagina’s
...bastard children, alas, too frequent among us ! sacrificing the poor innocent babes I doubt more to avoid the expense than the shame, which would move...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... | |
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There is likewise another great advantage in my scheme, that it will prevent those voluntary abortions, and that horrid practice of women murdering their bastard children... 
