"If one regards the Modest Proposal simply as a criticism of condition, about all one can say is that conditions were bad and that Swift's irony brilliantly underscored this fact".
"ɪf wˈʌn ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdz ðə mˈɑːdɪst pɹəpˈoʊzəl sˈɪmpli æz ɐ kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm ʌv kəndˈɪʃən, ɐbˌaʊt ˈɔːl wˈʌn kæn sˈeɪ ɪz ðæt kəndˈɪʃənz wɜː bˈæd ænd ðæt swˈɪfts ˈaɪɹəni bɹˈɪliəntli ˌʌndɚskˈoːɹd ðɪs fˈækt".