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 11
Secondly, The poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to a distress, and help to pay their landlord's rent, their corn and cattle being already seized, and money a thing unknown.
Em segundo lugar, os inquilinos mais pobres terão algo de valor próprio, que por lei poderá ser penhorado, e ajudará a pagar o aluguel de seus senhorios, estando seus grãos e gado já confiscados, e sendo o dinheiro uma coisa desconhecida.
Thirdly, Whereas the maintainance of a hundred thousand children, from two years old, and upwards, cannot be computed at less than ten shillings a piece per annum, the nation's stock will be thereby encreased fifty thousand pounds per annum, besides the profit of a new dish, introduced to the tables of all gentlemen of fortune in the kingdom, who have any refinement in taste.
Em terceiro lugar, considerando que a manutenção de cem mil crianças, a partir de dois anos de idade, não pode ser calculada em menos de dez xelins por cabeça por ano, o patrimônio da nação será assim aumentado em cinquenta mil libras por ano, além do lucro de um novo prato, introduzido às mesas de todos os cavalheiros de fortuna no reino, que tenham algum refinamento no gosto.
And the money will circulate among our selves, the goods being entirely of our own growth and manufacture.
E o dinheiro circulará entre nós mesmos, sendo os bens inteiramente de nossa própria produção e fabricação.
Fourthly, The constant breeders, besides the gain of eight shillings sterling per annum by the sale of their children, will be rid of the charge of maintaining them after the first year.
Em quarto lugar, os criadores assíduos, além do ganho de oito xelins esterlinos por ano pela venda de seus filhos, ficarão livres do encargo de sustentá-los após o primeiro ano.
Fifthly, This food would likewise bring great custom to taverns, where the vintners will certainly be so prudent as to procure the best receipts for dressing it to perfection; and consequently have their houses frequented by all the fine gentlemen, who justly value themselves upon their knowledge in good eating; and a skilful cook, who understands how to oblige his guests, will contrive to make it as expensive as they please.
Em quinto lugar, este alimento também traria grande clientela às tavernas, onde os taberneiros certamente serão tão prudentes a ponto de obter as melhores receitas para prepará-lo à perfeição; e consequentemente terão suas casas frequentadas por todos os distinto cavalheiros, que justamente se valorizam pelo seu conhecimento em boa culinária; e um cozinheiro habilidoso, que saiba como agradar seus convidados, saberá torná-lo tão caro quanto lhes aprouver.
Sixthly, This would be a great inducement to marriage, which all wise nations have either encouraged by rewards, or enforced by laws and penalties.
Em sexto lugar, isso seria um grande incentivo ao casamento, que todas as nações sábias ou encorajaram por meio de recompensas, ou impuseram por meio de leis e penalidades.
Vocabulary
- segundo
- Second; also means 'according to'
- lugar
- Place, location, or position
- inquilinos
- Tenants who rent property from a landlord
- mais
- More; used for comparison or addition
- pobres
- Poor people; lacking financial resources
- terão
- Future tense of 'ter'; will have
- algo
- Something; an unspecified thing or object
- valor
- Value, worth, or monetary importance
- próprio
- Own; belonging to oneself; proper
- lei
- Law; a rule established by authority
- poderá
- Future tense of 'poder'; will be able to
- ser
- To be; permanent state or identity
- penhorado
- Seized or pawned as collateral for debt
- ajudará
- Future tense of 'ajudar'; will help
- pagar
- To pay a bill, debt, or fee
- aluguel
- Rent paid for use of property
- seus
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', 'their'
- senhorios
- Landlords who rent out property to tenants
- estando
- Gerund of 'estar'; being in a state
- grãos
- Grains; cereal crops used as food
- gado
- Cattle or livestock raised on a farm
- já
- Already; indicating something has occurred
- confiscados
- Confiscated; seized by authority as penalty
- sendo
- Gerund of 'ser'; being something
- dinheiro
- Money; currency used for transactions
- coisa
- Thing; an object or matter
- desconhecida
- Unknown; not familiar or recognized
- terceiro
- Third; ordinal number following second
- considerando
- Considering; taking into account a factor
- manutenção
- Maintenance; upkeep or support of something
- cem
- One hundred; the cardinal number 100
- mil
- One thousand; the cardinal number 1000
- crianças
- Children; young human beings
- partir
- To depart; also used in 'a partir de' meaning 'from'
- dois
- Two; the cardinal number 2
- anos
- Years; units of time
- idade
- Age; number of years a person has lived
- pode
- Can; third person singular of 'poder'
- calculada
- Calculated; determined through mathematical process
- menos
- Less; fewer; used in comparisons
- dez
- Ten; the cardinal number 10
- cabeça
- Head; also used as 'per capita'
- ano
- Year; a period of twelve months
- patrimônio
- Heritage or assets belonging to a nation
- nação
- Nation; a country or people sharing identity
- será
- Future tense of 'ser'; will be
- assim
- Thus; in this way; therefore
- aumentado
- Increased; made larger in size or amount
- cinquenta
- Fifty; the cardinal number 50
- libras
- Pounds; British currency or unit of weight
- além
- Beyond; in addition to something else
- lucro
- Profit; financial gain from an activity
- novo
- New; recently made or introduced
- prato
- Dish or plate; a prepared food item
- introduzido
- Introduced; brought in for the first time
- mesas
- Tables; furniture used for dining or work
- todos
- All; every one of a group
- cavalheiros
- Gentlemen; men of high social standing
- fortuna
- Fortune; great wealth or financial prosperity
- reino
- Kingdom; a territory ruled by a monarch
- tenham
- Subjunctive of 'ter'; that they have
- algum
- Some; any; an unspecified amount
- refinamento
- Refinement; elegance or sophistication in taste
- gosto
- Taste; preference or sense of flavor
- circulará
- Future of 'circular'; will circulate or flow
- entre
- Between or among; preposition of position
- nós
- Us; first person plural pronoun
- mesmos
- Same; themselves; emphasizing identity
- bens
- Goods; possessions or assets of value
- inteiramente
- Entirely; completely; without exception
- nossa
- Our; first person plural possessive adjective
- produção
- Production; process of making goods or goods made
- fabricação
- Manufacturing; the making of products industrially
- quarto
- Fourth; also means 'room' in Portuguese
- criadores
- Breeders or farmers who raise animals
- assíduos
- Diligent; hardworking; consistently dedicated
- ganho
- Gain or earnings; money obtained from work
- oito
- Eight; the cardinal number 8
- venda
- Sale; the act of selling goods
- filhos
- Children; sons or offspring of a person
- ficarão
- Future of 'ficar'; will remain or become
- livres
- Free; liberated from obligation or restriction
- encargo
- Burden; responsibility or financial obligation
- sustentá-los
- To sustain them; to financially support them
- após
- After; following in time or order
- primeiro
- First; ordinal number at the beginning
- quinto
- Fifth; ordinal number following the fourth
- este
- This; demonstrative pronoun near the speaker
- alimento
- Food; nourishment consumed to sustain life
- também
- Also; too; in addition to something
- traria
- Conditional of 'trazer'; would bring
- grande
- Large; great in size or importance
- clientela
- Clientele; regular customers of a business
- tavernas
- Taverns; establishments serving food and drink
- onde
- Where; relative adverb indicating place
- taberneiros
- Tavern keepers; people who run a tavern
- certamente
- Certainly; without doubt; surely
- serão
- Future of 'ser'; they will be
- tão
- So; as; used in comparisons of degree
- prudentes
- Prudent; wise and careful in judgment
- ponto
- Point; a specific detail or location
- obter
- To obtain; to acquire or get something
- melhores
- Best; the superlative form of 'bom'
- receitas
- Recipes; instructions for preparing food dishes
- prepará-lo
- To prepare it; to get it ready
- perfeição
- Perfection; a flawless or ideal state
- consequentemente
- Consequently; as a result; therefore
- suas
- Their or her; feminine plural possessive pronoun
- casas
- Houses; buildings used as residences
- frequentadas
- Frequented; regularly visited by customers
- distintos
- Distinguished; notable or refined individuals
- justamente
- Justly; rightly; precisely or exactly
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning 'if'
- valorizam
- They value or appreciate something highly
- seu
- His, her, or their possessive adjective
- conhecimento
- Knowledge; understanding gained through experience
- boa
- Good; feminine form of 'bom'
- culinária
- Culinary arts; cooking or cuisine
- cozinheiro
- Cook; a person who prepares food
- habilidoso
- Skillful; having great ability or talent
- saiba
- Subjunctive of 'saber'; that one knows
- como
- How; as; in what way
- agradar
- To please; to satisfy or delight someone
- convidados
- Guests; people invited to an event
- saberá
- Future of 'saber'; will know how to
- torná-lo
- To make it; to turn it into something
- caro
- Expensive; costly; high in price
- quanto
- How much; as much as; quantity
- lhes
- To them; indirect object pronoun
- sexto
- Sixth; the ordinal number following fifth
- isso
- That; this; referring to something mentioned
- seria
- Conditional of 'ser'; would be
- incentivo
- Incentive; motivation to encourage an action
- casamento
- Marriage; the union of two people
- todas
- All; every one of a feminine group
- nações
- Nations; countries or peoples with shared identity
- sábias
- Wise; having good judgment and knowledge
- encorajaram
- They encouraged; motivated or supported an action
- meio
- Means; method; also means 'half'
- recompensas
- Rewards; compensation given for good actions
- impuseram
- They imposed; enforced rules upon others
- leis
- Laws; rules established by governing authority
- penalidades
- Penalties; punishments for breaking rules
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