" "I never yet," observed the bartender darkly, "seen a beggar that wasn't a hog.

I cannot tell, he is your brother and my master; I would be loth to prophesy of him; but whosoe'er doth curse his children being infants, ban his wife lying in childbed, and beats his man brings him news of it, they may be born rich, but they shall live slaves, be knaves, and die beggars.

" "I do not like leaving the poor beggar alone all night," said Paul.

Then up rose Robin and took his stout staff in his hand, likewise, and slipped ten golden angels into his pouch; for no beggar's garb was among the stores of the band, so he was fain to run his chance of meeting a beggar and buying his clothes of him.

Formerly there were convents which fed all the beggars, while now these starving creatures will soon eat us all up.

But I suppose as we made that alliance, we ought to try to help the beggar somehow.

The Lavingtons, at least, would find no temptation in his wealth: and Argemoneshe is too proud, too luxurious, to marry a beggar.

And I really have some excuse for railing at Fortune, as you will agree when I tell you that, a couple of years ago, I went to bed one night a gentleman of independent means and excellent prospects and woke up in the morning to find myself practically a beggar.

The figure of Compassion follows, leading an aged beggar to the tomb of his benefactor, and a little child with its hands folded.

At each of these places deposit a small sum of money, and let every beggar, not as he comes in, but as he goes out, receive something.

Perhaps with Him, who regards equally the forlorn beggar stretched on the threshold, consumed by filth and disease, and the blooming beauty who avoids while she succours him, the offering of humanity scarcely expiates the involuntary disgust; yet such is the weakness of our nature, that there exists a degree of misery against which one's senses are not proof, and benevolence itself revolts at the appearance of the poor of Arras.

And a most unceremonious master of these ceremonies it is;running indiscriminately across ranks; introducing beggar and baron; forcing the haughtiest master, spite of his theories, to feel that the slave is a man and a fellow; compelling the prince to acknowledge the peasant,not with a shake of the hand, perhaps, but, it may be, with knee-shakings and heart-shakings.

A happy creature In my cradle, and I have made myself The common curse of mankind by my life; Undone my brothers, made them thieves for bread, And begot pretty children to live beggars.

From these come the battered figures who slouch through the streets, and play the beggar or the bully, or help to foul the record of the unemployed; these are the worst class of corner-men, who hang round the doors of public- houses, the young men who spring forward on any chance to earn a copper, the ready materials for disorder when occasion serves.

With the superfluity of his usury he builds an hospital, and harbours them whom his extortion hath spoiled; so while he makes many beggars he keeps some.

And after them come the beggars of that class which is the peculiar product of Mahomedan life in Bombay.

They would only have to stop their supplies and send the beggars to us.

they might turn a beggar from their doors, But there are Mothers who can see the Babe Here at my breast, and ask me where I bought it:

In going from my house to church on the Sabbath I have counted more than thirty beggars on the streets.

Once or twice she took a boat and went up the river, and then was wondrous affable to the watermen, setting them talking also on the same matters; and thus she did with every one whom she could draw to speak with her, not disdaining even beggars, nor fearing the watchmen who guarded houses supposed to be infected, and therefore shut up.

I dismissed all the importunate beggars who had been clamouring in my mind, took out a pencil, seized a writing pad, and sat down to write on "The Force of Habit.

We'll break for Bashkai if we can.' "I tried to give some sort of orders to my menthe men o' the regular Armybut it was no use, so I fired into the brown of 'em with an English Martini and drilled three beggars in a line.

" "John," said Godfrey, angrily, "will you drive that beggar away?"

" "A potter emulates a potter: One smith envies another: A beggar emulates a beggar; A singing man his brother.

Shanty going in, presently returned with a lighted lanthorn, and an iron crow-bar in his hand; "and now," he said, "Mr. Dymock, we shall see to this noise," and they both turned into the out-building, expecting to have to encounter the tall beggar, and with her perhaps, a gang of vagrants.