 | 1821 - 372 σελίδες
...very sorry to be poor. Sir, all the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil, show it to be evidently a great evil. You never find people...labouring to convince you that you may live very happily upon a plentiful fortune. So you hear people talking how miserable a king must be ; and yet they all... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 376 σελίδες
...very sorry to be poor. Sir, all the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil, shew it to be evidently a great evil. You never find people...labouring to convince you that you may live very happily upon a plentiful fortune. — So you hear people talking how miserable a King must be ; and yet they... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 σελίδες
...very sorry to be poor. Sir, all the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil, shew it to be evidently a great evil.. You never find people...labouring to convince you that you may live very happily upon a plentiful fortune. — So you hear people talking how miserable a King must be ; and yet they... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 σελίδες
...very sorry to be poor. Sir, all the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil, shew it to be evidently a great evil. You never find people...labouring to convince you that you may live very happily upon a plentiful fortune. — So you hear people talking how miserable a King must be ; and yet they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 σελίδες
...very sorry to be poor. Sir, all the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil, show it to be evidently a great evil. You never find people...plentiful fortune. So you hear people talking how miserable a king must be ; and yet they all wish to be in his place." It was suggested, that kings... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 506 σελίδες
...arguments," he once with keen satire remarked, " which are brought to represent poverty as no evil, shew it to be evidently a great evil. You never find people labouring to convince you that you may live happily upon a plentiful fortune. So you hear people talking how miserable a king mult be, and yet... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 484 σελίδες
...arguments," he once, with keen satire, remarked, " which are brought to represent poverty as no evil, show it to be evidently a great evil. You never find people labouring to convince you that you may live happily upon a plentiful fortune. So you hear people talking how miserable a king must be, and yet... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 440 σελίδες
...very sorry to be poor. Sir, all the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil, show it to be evidently a great evil. You never find people...labouring• to convince you that you may live very happily upon a plentiful fortune. So you hear people talking how miserable a king must be ; and yet they all... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 σελίδες
...very sorry to be poor. Sir, all the arguments which are brought to represent poverty ns no evil, shew e did, " Ileady upon a plentiful fortune. — So you hear people talking how miserable a King must be ; and vet they... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 σελίδες
...what was new was generally false, and from that time was no longer solicitous about novelty BURNEV. a great evil. You never find people labouring to convince you that you may live very happily upon a plentiful fortune. So you hear people talking how miserable a king must be; and yet they all... | |
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When I was running about this town a very poor fellow, I was a great arguer for the advantages of poverty; but I was, at the same time, very sorry to be poor. Sir, all the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil, show it to be evidently... 
