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Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."
Those who are more thrifty (as I must confess the times
require) may flea the carcass; the skin of which, artificially
dressed, will make admirable gloves for ladies, and
summer boots for fine gentlemen.
some people in England were suffering from poverty and
hunger.
some women wore gloves and some men wore summer
boots.
people sometimes spend less during times of economic
hardship.
people would be willing to use the skin of children to
make clothing.