Jonathan Swift:

I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.

— Jonathan Swift Early Modern

Gulliver's Travels

Context

A Modest Proposal

Date / Period

1729

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/829/829-h/829-h.htm

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

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