A Modest Proposal: For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick — Page 3
too frequent among us,
demasiado frequente entre nós,
sacrificing the poor innocent babes, I doubt, more to avoid the expence than the shame, which would move tears and pity in the most savage and inhuman breast.
sacrificando os pobres inocentes bebés, creio, mais para evitar a despesa do que a vergonha, o que moveria lágrimas e piedade no peito mais selvagem e desumano.
The number of souls in this kingdom being usually reckoned one million and a half, of these I calculate there may be about two hundred thousand couple, whose wives are breeders; from which number I subtract thirty thousand couple, who are able to maintain their own children,
O número de almas neste reino sendo geralmente calculado em um milhão e meio, destes calculo que poderá haver cerca de duzentos mil casais, cujas esposas são criadeiras; desse número subtraio trinta mil casais, que são capazes de sustentar os seus próprios filhos,
(although I apprehend there cannot be so many under the present distresses of the kingdom) but this being granted, there will remain a hundred and seventy thousand breeders.
(embora receie que não possam ser tantos face às presentes dificuldades do reino) mas admitindo isto, restarão cento e setenta mil criadeiras.
I again subtract fifty thousand, for those women who miscarry, or whose children die by accident or disease within the year.
Subtraio novamente cinquenta mil, referentes às mulheres que sofrem abortos espontâneos, ou cujos filhos morrem por acidente ou doença durante o ano.
There only remain a hundred and twenty thousand children of poor parents annually born.
Restam apenas cento e vinte mil filhos de pais pobres nascidos anualmente.
The question therefore is, How this number shall be reared and provided for?
A questão é, portanto, como este número será criado e sustentado?
which, as I have already said, under the present situation of affairs, is utterly impossible by all the methods hitherto proposed.
o que, como já disse, face à presente situação dos assuntos, é totalmente impossível por todos os métodos até agora propostos.
Vocabulary
- demasiado
- Too much; excessively beyond a normal amount
- frequente
- Happening often; occurring repeatedly over time
- entre
- Between or among two or more things
- nós
- First-person plural pronoun meaning we or us
- sacrificando
- Giving up something valuable for another purpose
- os
- Masculine plural definite article meaning the
- pobres
- People lacking money or resources; the poor
- inocentes
- Free from guilt or blame; not having done wrong
- bebés
- Very young infants or newborn children
- creio
- First-person singular present of crer meaning I believe
- mais
- More; in a greater quantity or degree
- para
- Preposition meaning for, to, or in order to
- evitar
- To avoid or prevent something from happening
- a
- Feminine singular definite article meaning the
- despesa
- An expense or cost incurred for something
- do
- Contraction of de and o meaning of the
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning that or than
- vergonha
- Feeling of shame or embarrassment about something
- o
- Masculine singular definite article meaning the
- moveria
- Conditional form of mover meaning would move
- lágrimas
- Tears shed from the eyes when crying
- e
- Conjunction meaning and connecting words or clauses
- piedade
- Compassion or pity felt toward suffering people
- no
- Contraction of em and o meaning in the
- peito
- The chest or breast area of the body
- selvagem
- Wild, savage, or uncivilized in behavior
- desumano
- Lacking human compassion; cruel and inhumane
- O
- Masculine singular definite article meaning the
- número
- A numerical count or quantity of something
- de
- Preposition meaning of or from
- almas
- Souls or spiritual essences of human beings
- neste
- Contraction of em and este meaning in this
- reino
- A kingdom or realm ruled by a monarch
- sendo
- Gerund of ser meaning being; currently existing as
- geralmente
- Generally or usually in most common circumstances
- calculado
- Estimated or computed through mathematical reasoning
- em
- Preposition meaning in, at, or on
- um
- Masculine indefinite article meaning a or one
- milhão
- The number one million; 1,000,000
- meio
- Half or middle; one of two equal parts
- destes
- Contraction of de and estes meaning of these
- calculo
- First-person form of calcular meaning I calculate
- poderá
- Future tense of poder meaning will be able
- haver
- To have or exist; used impersonally for there are
- cerca
- Approximately; roughly around a given number
- duzentos
- The number two hundred; 200
- mil
- The number one thousand; 1,000
- casais
- Married or partnered couples living together
- cujas
- Feminine plural relative pronoun meaning whose
- esposas
- Wives; female spouses in a marriage
- são
- Third-person plural of ser meaning they are
- desse
- Contraction of de and esse meaning of that
- subtraio
- First-person form of subtrair meaning I subtract
- trinta
- The number thirty; 30
- capazes
- Able or capable of doing something effectively
- sustentar
- To support, sustain, or provide for someone's needs
- seus
- Masculine plural possessive pronoun meaning his or their
- próprios
- Own; belonging to the subject themselves
- filhos
- Children; sons or offspring of a parent
- embora
- Although or even though; concessive conjunction
- receie
- Subjunctive of recear meaning to fear or dread
- não
- Negation word meaning no or not
- possam
- Subjunctive of poder meaning they may be able
- ser
- Infinitive of to be; expressing identity or state
- tantos
- So many; referring to a large unspecified quantity
- face
- In face of; considering or given a situation
- às
- Contraction of a and as meaning to the
- presentes
- Current or existing at this particular time
- dificuldades
- Difficulties or hardships encountered in a situation
- mas
- Conjunction meaning but; introducing a contrasting idea
- admitindo
- Admitting or granting something as true for argument
- isto
- Neutral demonstrative pronoun meaning this thing
- restarão
- Future of restar meaning will remain or be left
- cento
- One hundred; used before another number in Portuguese
- setenta
- The number seventy; 70
- Subtraio
- First-person form of subtrair meaning I subtract
- novamente
- Again; once more repeating an action
- cinquenta
- The number fifty; 50
- referentes
- Referring to or relating to a specific group
- mulheres
- Adult female persons; women
- sofrem
- Third-person plural of sofrer meaning they suffer
- abortos
- Miscarriages or terminations of pregnancy
- espontâneos
- Spontaneous; happening naturally without deliberate cause
- ou
- Disjunctive conjunction meaning or presenting an alternative
- cujos
- Masculine plural relative pronoun meaning whose
- morrem
- Third-person plural of morrer meaning they die
- por
- Preposition meaning by, through, or because of
- acidente
- An unexpected harmful event causing injury or damage
- doença
- An illness or sickness affecting the body
- durante
- During; throughout the course of a time period
- ano
- A year; a period of twelve months
- Restam
- Third-person plural of restar meaning there remain
- apenas
- Only or just; indicating a limited amount
- vinte
- The number twenty; 20
- pais
- Parents; a father and mother together
- nascidos
- Born; having come into life or existence
- anualmente
- Annually; once every year on a regular basis
- A
- Feminine singular definite article meaning the
- questão
- A question or issue requiring consideration and answer
- é
- Third-person singular of ser meaning is
- portanto
- Therefore; consequently as a result of something
- como
- How or as; asking the manner of something
- este
- Masculine singular demonstrative pronoun meaning this
- será
- Future tense of ser meaning will be
- criado
- Raised or brought up; past participle of criar
- sustentado
- Supported or maintained; past participle of sustentar
- já
- Already or now; indicating something has occurred
- disse
- Past tense of dizer meaning said or told
- à
- Contraction of a and a meaning to the
- presente
- Present or current; happening at this time
- situação
- A situation or set of circumstances at hand
- dos
- Contraction of de and os meaning of the
- assuntos
- Matters, subjects, or affairs under discussion
- totalmente
- Totally or completely without any exception
- impossível
- Not possible; unable to be done or achieved
- todos
- All or every; referring to the entire group
- métodos
- Methods or procedures used to accomplish a goal
- até
- Until or even; up to a certain point
- agora
- Now; at the present moment in time
- propostos
- Proposed or suggested; past participle of propor
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