 IT is a melancholy object to those, who walk through this great town, or travel in the country, when they see the streets, the roads, and cabin doors crowed with beggars of the female sex, followed by three, four, or six children, all in rags, and importuning...  The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift... - Page 23de Jonathan Swift - 1812Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Jonathan Swift - 1735
...Voi. IV. T ifl 274 -A M°deft PROPOSAL to the Pablick. in flroJingto beg Suftenance for their helplefs Infants; who, as they grow up, either turn Thieves for want of Work ; or leave thfir dear Native Country, to fight for the Pretender in Spain ; or fell themfelyei to the Barbadoes.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757
...livelihood,, are forced to emplpy ell their time in ftrolling to beg fuftenance for their helplefs jnfants, , who, as they grow up, either turn thieves for want of work, or leave their dear native country to £ght for the Pretender in Spain, or fell themfelves to the B.'irbadoos. • I think it is agreed by... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1760
...honeft livelihood, are forced to employ all their time in ftroling to beg fuftenance for their belplefs infants, who, as they grow up, either turn thieves...want of work, or leave their dear -native country to Jigh1 for the. pretender, in Spain, or fell themfelves to the Barbadoes. I think it is agreed by all... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1761
...are forced 'to employ airtheir time ia ftrolling to beg fuftenance for their helplefs iufanti, whi, as they grow up, either turn thieves for want of work, or leave their dear native country to fghtfor the pretender in- Spain, or feft therafelves, to BarV badoes. I think it is agreed by all parties,... | |
 | 1920
...town [Dublin], or travel in the country, when they see the streets, the rcads, and cabindoors, crowded with beggars of the female sex, followed by three,...rags, and importuning every passenger for an alms." And in recommending that the children should be eaten, he indicates olearly enough the cause of their... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1824
...great town, or travel in the country, when they see the streets, the roads, and cabin-doors, crowded with beggars of the female sex, followed by three,...alms. These mothers, instead of being able to work far their honest livelihood, are forced to employ all their time in strolling to beg sustenance for... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850
...great town or travel in the country, when they see the streets, the roads, and calnn doors, crowded p p ە sGh !x . r $ b ʪ c J3y > b4 M = 1 Z t ^ ^ und importuning every passenger for an alms. These mothers, instead of being able to work for their... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1863
...great town, or travel in the oountry, when they see the streets, the roads, and cabin-doors, crowded with beggars of the female sex, followed by three, four, or six childron, ail in rags, and importuning every passenger for an alms.... I think it isagreed by ail parties... | |
 | Taine - 1866
...great town, or travel in the country, when they see the streets, the roads, and cabin-doors, crowded with beggars of the female sex, followed by three, four, or six children, ail in rags, and importuning every passenger for an alms.... I think it is agreed by ail parties that... | |
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871
...great town, or travel in the country, when they see the streets, the roads, and cabin-doors crowded with beggars of the female sex, followed by three,...rags, and importuning every passenger for an alms. ... I think it is agreed by all parties that this prodigious number of children ... is, in the present... | |
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