A Modest Proposal For preventing the Children of Poor People From being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and For making them Beneficial to the Publick, commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal, is a Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift in 1729.
ɐ mˈɑːdɪst pɹəpˈoʊzəl fɔːɹ pɹɪvˈɛntɪŋ ðə tʃˈɪldɹən ʌv pˈʊɹ pˈiːpəl fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ ɐ bˈɜːðən tə ðɛɹ pˈɛɹənts ɔːɹ kˈʌntɹi, ænd fɔːɹ mˌeɪkɪŋ ðˌɛm bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl tə ðə pˈʌblɪk, kˈɑːmənli ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz ɐ mˈɑːdɪst pɹəpˈoʊzəl, ɪz ɐ dʒˌuːvənˈeɪliən sɐtˈɪɹɪkəl ˈɛseɪ ɹˈɪʔn̩ ænd pˈʌblɪʃt ɐnˈɑːnəməsli baɪ dʒˈɑːnəθən swˈɪft ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn.