The main point that Swift makes in his essay is that young infants would be a welcome addition to the tables of wealthy gentlemen, and also decrease the number of poor children begging throughout the streets. ... Swift starts out his paper by describing the scene of Ireland, "The streets crowded with beggars of the female sex, followed by three children . . . in rags and harassing every person for money." ... His proposal is to butcher infants at the age of one to make a great meal, and also many other benefits. ...

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