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    <body><![CDATA[It's been a long time since I first read this satirical masterpiece by Swift, which reads like its title and is anything but, &quot;A Modest Proposal&quot;.  In it, the author is 'proposing' a solution to the serious problems of overpopulation, unemployment, and food shortages, not to mention provid...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50875805">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Swift is clever and fun to read, but I wish he would stop saying &quot;I can't IMAGINE how ANYONE could object to this proposition, I mean it is FLAWLESS. I can't see anything wrong with it, can YOU? Probably not!&quot;<br/><br/>I'm all like,<br/><br/>&quot;Jonathan, listen, I love what you're t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74473979">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Have you ever read a great classic and come across an unfamiliar word?  There are many editions of A Modest Proposal. This one is worth the price if you would like to enrich your vocabulary, whether for self-improvement or for preparation in advance of entrance examinations. Each page is annotated with a mini-thesaurus of uncommon words highlighted in the text. Not only will you experience a great classic, but learn the richness of the English language with synonyms and antonyms at the bottom of each page.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[OH MY GOD!!! Jonathan Swift was born EXACTLY four hundred and twenty-two years before I was. We share the same birthday! And he is one of my all time favourite people ever. Winston Churchill and Mark Twain can go to hell, who cares about them, even if Churchill was born in a bathroom, Jonathan Swift...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63201955">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Have you ever read a great classic and come across an unfamiliar word?  There are many editions of A Modest Proposal. This one is worth the price if you would like to enrich your vocabulary, whether for self-improvement or for preparation in advance of entrance examinations. Each page is annotated with a mini-thesaurus of uncommon words highlighted in the text. Not only will you experience a great classic, but learn the richness of the English language with synonyms and antonyms at the bottom of each page.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is defanitely a very good thing to look at when studying the art of satire in AP Lang. This is chop full of it....... he has quite the idea to solve the hunger problem in Ireland.... just a little to odd for my personal tastes Four out of Five Stars!]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Have you ever read a great classic and come across an unfamiliar word?  There are many editions of A Modest Proposal. This one is worth the price if you would like to enrich your vocabulary, whether for self-improvement or for preparation in advance of entrance examinations. Each page is annotated with a mini-thesaurus of uncommon words highlighted in the text. Not only will you experience a great classic, but learn the richness of the English language with synonyms and antonyms at the bottom of each page.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Many years since I read this, but very funny, angry and sticking the big V up at those Whigs. The teat from which all first-class satire sucks.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting read, particularly after visiting Ireland and experiencing some of the history there. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Have you ever read a great classic and come across an unfamiliar word?  There are many editions of A Modest Proposal. This one is worth the price if you would like to enrich your vocabulary, whether for self-improvement or for preparation in advance of entrance examinations. Each page is annotated with a mini-thesaurus of uncommon words highlighted in the text. Not only will you experience a great classic, but learn the richness of the English language with synonyms and antonyms at the bottom of each page.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[hilarious! one of my favorte works of satire!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Hilarious and Disturbing.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Just hilarious.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the most brilliant works of satirical genius I have ever read.  I read it back in 6th grade and didn't get it.  Now that I'm 30... I get it and love it.  How powerful and funny at the same time.  I could only dream of having the wit and genius that Swift had.<br/><br/>Before you run...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35468480">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty funny, especially given the historical background.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i believe its about eating babies]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is just brilliant. 'Nuff said.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Modest indeed.]]></body>
    
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