A Modest proposal for the more certain and yet more easie provision for the poor and likewise for the better suppression of thieves ... tending much to the advancement of trade ...

A Modest proposal for the more certain and yet more easie provision for the poor and likewise for the better suppression of thieves ... tending much to the advancement of trade ...

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Imprint:	London : Printed for J. Southby ..., 1695/6.
Description:	25 p.
Language:	English
Series:	Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature ; 03371. Making of the modern economy
Subject:	Workhouses -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Workhouses. Great Britain. Early works.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5967229

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Notes:	Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London. Wing M2369. Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements.

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