A proposal for an act of Parliament : To pay off the debt of the nation, without taxing the subject, by which the number of landed gentry, and substantial farmers will be considerably encreased, and no one person will be the poorer, or contribute one farthing to the charge. By A---- P------, Esq.
| Author/creator | Swift, Jonathan |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Dublin : [publisher not identified], Printed in the year M,DCC,XXXII. [1732] |
| Description | 15, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | "Although the title says that the Proposal is by A[lexander] P[ope], Esq; the style and treatment of the subject clearly show that it was written by Swift" (Teerink-Scouten). |
| General note | The text was first published as part of 'Considerations upon two bills, .. By the Rev. Dr. Swift', Dublin, 1732. |
| General note | Half-title: 'A proposal for an a- of P-, &c. to sell the bishops lands.'. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from National Library of Ireland. |
| References | Hanson, 4304 |
| References | Teerink-Scouten, 717A |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T219081. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |