... himself.(Swift, XIV) He was betrayed and exiled to Ireland by his friends. The unbearable lifestyle he endured while living in Ireland forced him to write his brilliant satirical essay, A Modest Proposal. This essay suggested that the people of Ireland should use their children for a cash crop. In the book Gulliver's Travels, the author reflects his life on the main character to ... ...

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... , Swift became secretary and chaplain to Lord Berkely, one of the lord justices of Ireland. He remained an active author until he was rendered incapacitated by a stroke in 1742.Though A Modest Proposal was the last of his pamphlets that is still widely read today, he continued through the 1730's to write tracts concerning church and state. In 1742, Swift was declared incapable ... ...

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