English, 21.07.2019 13:00, mariaaking1413

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. [8] i shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts, which i hope will not be liable to the least objection. . [10] i do therefore humbly offer it to publick consideration, that of the hundred and twenty thousand children, already computed, twenty thousand may be reserved for breed, whereof only one fourth part to be males, which is more than we allow to sheep, black cattle, or swine, and my reason is, that these children are seldom the fruits of marriage, a circumstance not much regarded by our savages, therefore, one male will be sufficient to serve four females. that the remaining hundred thousand may at a year old be offered in sale to the persons of quality, and fortune, through the kingdom, always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully in the last month, so as to render them plump, and fat for a good table. the tone of this excerpt can best be described as thoughtful sarcastic hesitant practical

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