 his conversations on the subject, amidst his often indulged laxity of talk, there was ever a deep insight into the human heart. " All the arguments," he once, with keen satire, remarked, " which are brought to represent poverty as no evil, show it to...  The Works of Samuel Johnson: The Rambler - Página 117por Samuel Johnson - 1825Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 414 páginas
...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,...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 502 páginas
...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...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 360 páginas
...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...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1889 - 296 páginas
...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,...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1889 - 310 páginas
...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,...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 566 páginas
...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,...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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 566 páginas
...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 a great evil. Tou never find people labouring to convince you that you may live very happily upon a plentiful fortune.... | |
 | William Mathews - 1896 - 396 páginas
...poor fellow," said he, " I was a great arguer for the advantages of poverty. Sir, all the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil...to be evidently a great evil You never find people laboring to convince you that you may live very happily upon a plentiful fortune," Want of money is... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 928 páginas
...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,...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... | |
 | George Gissing - 1903 - 312 páginas
...one-fifth of its population could be induced to live as I do ! V "Sir," said Johnson, "all the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil,...to be evidently a great evil. You never find people labouring to convince you that you may live very happily upon a plentiful fortune." He knew what he... | |
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