His father died before he was born, leaving the family with relatively modest means. Nevertheless, as a member of the Anglo-Irish ruling class, Swift received the best education Ireland could offer. During his ten years in this position, Swift took advantage of Temple's vast library to round out his education and immersed himself in the politics and opinions of this prominent intellectual.
Swift took orders in the Anglican Church in , and he was named dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin in For many years he worked, anxiously and unsuccessfully, to secure himself a permanent appointment in England; during this period he considered his life in Ireland a kind of exile. Shuttling back and forth between Ireland and England with some regularity, he became increasingly embroiled in English politics.
He also established himself in the literary circle that included Addison and Steele. Later, he changed both political and literary loyalties and befriended Pope, Gay, and Arbuthnot, who would be his lifelong friends.
Swift's Ireland was a country that had been effectively controlled by England for nearly years. This technique silences the issue of morality. DeGategno Swift believed it was his duty to help maintain stability between political and religious forces in Ireland as well as England. May, Damrosch, David and Kevin J. Dettmer, eds. The Longman Anthology of British Literature. Third Ed.
New York: Pearson Education, Inc. DeGategno, Paul J. King, Richard Ashe, M. Swift in Ireland. Scott, Walter. Printed for A. Swift wrote his satirical essay in a straight-faced manner, and most people offering a modest proposal today also try to sound serious in order to increase the humor. A modest proposal: if either manager even thinks about making any decisions based on pitch count, in game seven of the World Series, they should be shot without trial.
Bacon Johnubacon October 31, A modest proposal: in recognition of the harassment all women will face in their lifetimes, we present each one at birth with a wolf companion. Is a modest proposal used appropriately in the following sentence?
In another year, stories about the strange new face of an A-list actress might draw chortles and cackles. Now-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at. The king was struck with horror at the description I had given him of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made.
He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God! All that scientific bric-a-brac in the cupboard had far better be thrown away.
It was not an exalted niche to fill in life, but at least she had learned to fill it to perfection, and her ambitions were modest. New Word List Word List.
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