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... by authority of Parliament . The estimated pauperism of the entire of England and Wales is 917,084 , or 48 in every 1,000 of the population . deavours to maintain themselves and lighten our shoulders of the PAUPERISM . 31.
... by authority of Parliament . The estimated pauperism of the entire of England and Wales is 917,084 , or 48 in every 1,000 of the population . deavours to maintain themselves and lighten our shoulders of the PAUPERISM . 31.
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... entire generations , have been tainted with this moral malady , which appears equally as tenacious of place as of race . The hereditary character of crime is admitted , for the physical diagnosis silences doubt ; but , as to the why and ...
... entire generations , have been tainted with this moral malady , which appears equally as tenacious of place as of race . The hereditary character of crime is admitted , for the physical diagnosis silences doubt ; but , as to the why and ...
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... entire removal . Dr. Letheby's recent official report upon the sanitary state of the metropolis has revealed a state of things which is as revolting to morals and decency as it is inconsistent with the great wealth and intelligence of ...
... entire removal . Dr. Letheby's recent official report upon the sanitary state of the metropolis has revealed a state of things which is as revolting to morals and decency as it is inconsistent with the great wealth and intelligence of ...
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... entire kingdom , we have swarms of foreign vagabonds preying upon the community . Is there any other country except England where such a state of matters would for one hour be suffered to exist , or to exist with such impunity ? Surely ...
... entire kingdom , we have swarms of foreign vagabonds preying upon the community . Is there any other country except England where such a state of matters would for one hour be suffered to exist , or to exist with such impunity ? Surely ...
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... entire number committed for trial in England and Wales : - For the first year , 1 in every 118 : For the second year , 1 in every 230 : For the third year , 1 in every 301 : For the fourth year , 1 in every 309 : hereby clearly ...
... entire number committed for trial in England and Wales : - For the first year , 1 in every 118 : For the second year , 1 in every 230 : For the third year , 1 in every 301 : For the fourth year , 1 in every 309 : hereby clearly ...
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Page 404 - O for the coming of that glorious time When, prizing knowledge as her noblest wealth And best protection, this Imperial Realm, While she exacts allegiance, shall admit An obligation, on her part, to teach Them who are born to serve her and obey ; Binding herself by Statute to secure For all the Children whom her soil maintains The rudiments of Letters, and inform The mind with moral and religious truth...
Page 108 - would it had been done ! Thou didst prevent me ; I had peopled else This isle with Calibans. Pro. Abhorred slave ! Which any print of goodness will not take, Being capable of all ill ! I pitied thee, Took pains to make thee speak, taught thee each hour One thing or other : when thou didst not, savage, Know thine own meaning, but would'st gabble like A thing most brutish, I endow'd thy purposes With words that made them known...
Page 364 - Good,' which I think was written by your father. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor, that several leaves of it were torn out ; but the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on my conduct through life ; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to that book.
Page 146 - O God ! that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains ; that we should, with joy, pleasance, revel, and applause, transform ourselves into beasts.
Page 206 - Mark you this, Bassanio, The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul, producing holy witness, Is like a villain with a smiling cheek ; A goodly apple rotten at the heart : O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath ! Shy.
Page 32 - Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 109 - You taught me language; and my profit on't Is, I know how to curse : The red plague rid you, For learning me your language ! Pro.
Page 81 - ... unspeakable oppression to poor tenants (who, if they give not bread, or some kind of provision, to perhaps forty such villains in one day, are sure to be insulted by them), but they rob many poor people who live in houses distant from any neighbourhood. In years of plenty...
Page 257 - SPEECH, consisting of names or appellations, and their connexion; whereby men register their thoughts; recall them when they are past; and also declare them one to another for mutual utility and conversation; without which, there had been amongst men, neither commonwealth, nor society, nor contract, nor peace, no more than amongst lions, bears, and wolves.
Page 363 - When I was a boy I met with a book entitled "Essays to Do Good," which I think was written by your father.* It had been so little regarded by a former possessor that several leaves of it were torn out ; but the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking as to have an influence on my conduct through life, for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than...